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All About Compost

The compost cycle shown below closes the loop on organic waste by turning items like yard trimmings and food scraps into compost, a rich soil amendment. Compost helps grow healthy landscapes and edible crops, and when the waste from these activities is composted, the cycle begins again! 


1. Sort and Collect Organics

2. Make Compost  

3. Get Compost

  • Compost Hubs and Donations: find locations that offer free compost and request a compost donation for your community organization growing food.
  • Compost Vendors: find vendors who sell compost.
  • Go from Lawn to Garden: our Lawn to Garden website has resources that will make your lawn conversion projects easier, including a directory of vendors who provide bulk compost, mulch and other sheet mulch materials. 

4. Use Compost

  • Home Gardeners: find how-to tips for using compost in the garden.
  • Landscape Professionals: contains best practices, tips for identifying quality compost, and resources geared towards landscape professionals.
  • Carbon Farming: Learn how compost and other gardening practices reduce climate change.

5. Plant and Grow

 

Compost Pile Time-Lapse

Watch this time-lapse footage of a compost pile breaking down over four months.

Compost Time-Lapse

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