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What’s in that pile? The difference between compost, mulch, soil, and dirt.
Last week I surveyed our followers on Instagram to see what I should focus on during International Compost Awareness Week. One of the results that jumped out at me was this one: If 43 percent of our...
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Kid friendly activity: an experiment with mulching of desert soil
Yesterday we posted an in-depth explainer to help our readers understand the differences between soil, mulch, compost, and dirt. It’s International Compost Awareness Week, so we should really be...
View ArticleCompost ratios, demystified
Today’s post arises from a question I saw in a Facebook group awhile back: Question: I’m locked in a dispute with my son over best composition of our compost heap. He says 20:1 carbon over nitrogen....
View ArticleTips for dealing with fly larvae in your compost bucket
As the weather warms, we’re starting to get questions about small larvae crawling around inside your Little Green Buckets. Based on last summer, we estimate that 5-10% of buckets will have this...
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2020 Pumpkin Rescue!
Every year, nearly two billion pounds of pumpkins are grown in the United States, and roughly two thirds of them go straight to the landfill after Halloween. The resulting landfill gas emissions are...
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4 ways to support us (and other local businesses) this Small Business Saturday
Every year, squeezed between the chaotic overconsumption of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, comes a more conscious shopping day: Small Business Saturday. Never has this day been more important than in...
View ArticleUpcoming changes to our drop-off program
Update, Dec 22: The new drop-off station is built, and our smart lock arrived last night, so we just need to get that installed and then we can open it up for business! For the past two years, our...
View ArticleAll about our migration to the StopSuite platform
Hi composters!We’re excited to announce that we will soon be replacing a bunch of the software we use with a single integrated platform! StopSuite is an all-in-one platform designed specifically for...
View ArticlePolicy change: no more compostable plastics
We were recently informed by Soilutions, the commercial compost facility that processes all the food waste we collect, that they are no longer accepting certified compostable plastics. Our...
View ArticleVote for us for Best of the City 2024!
It’s that time again – voting is open for Albuquerque the Magazine’s Best of the City awards! We think the work we do matters, and if you’re reading this post then so do you. Thank you so much for...
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International Compost Awareness Week, May 3-9, 2020
Today marks the beginning of International Compost Awareness Week. Last year, we celebrated this special week with a compost giveaway at the Downtown Growers Market. Our plans to do the same this year...
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