Make Your Own Compost

Find how-to resources for making your own compost with various methods and at various scales.

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Home and On-Site Composting

Guidance for turning yard trimmings and food scraps into rich compost for use in your garden, landscape, or farm.
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Worm Composting

Convert food scraps into nutrient-rich fertilizer using red worms — a great option for households with limited space.

Composting Food Scraps

Learn how to properly sort and compost food scraps using your green bin. Composting keeps organic waste out of landfills, reduces methane emissions, and creates nutrient-rich soil.

How to Use Compost & Mulch

Compost is an incredibly versatile soil amendment with many uses and applications. Learn how to use it properly for your garden, landscape, or farm.

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Best Practices

Tips and tricks for applying compost and mulch in gardens, landscapes, and agricultural settings.
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Sheet Mulching

A permaculture practice for converting lawns and bare soil into low-water landscapes.
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Carbon Farming

Practices that draw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in soil, supported by local research in Alameda County.