Press Kit
Download photos, logos, and media for press, partners, and promotional use. Please credit Fertile Earth Worm Farm where applicable.
For more information, or for .ai files of the logos, please contact abel@fertileearth.net, or call (786) 232-3018.
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Dr. Lanette Sobel, DPM
Dr. Lanette Sobel, DPM
“Miami’s Compost Queen,” Dr. Sobel is a certified permaculturist and a certified commercial composter. As founder and CEO of Fertile Earth Worm Farm, she has set the standard for compost farms throughout South Florida and trailblazed commercial composting in the private sector alongside multiple forward-thinking clients, including The Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, Pura Vida, Baptist Health, Chipotle, and many others.
Dr. Sobel is currently working on a study with the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management to help establish composting guidelines and regulations for the county, in addition to being involved in a year-long pilot program with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Fertile Earth is also involved in establishing large-scale, central-hub composting collection sites for residents throughout Miami-Dade County, as part of the Everglades Earth Cycle program.
In 2018, Dr. Sobel earned a master’s degree in forest pathology and a doctorate in plant medicine (University of Florida). In 2021, Dr. Sobel joined the faculty at Earth & Life University in Mexico, teaching the world’s first Spanish-language doctoral-level course on circular economies. In 2022, she was appointed to the board of the South Dade Soil & Water Conservation District, a quasi-governmental non-profit.
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Videos
Press video clips and b-roll are available on Google Drive (Miami Heat pickups, Pinecrest, sifting, compost, truck footage, Pumpkin Smash, and more).
