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Factsheets
Curious about composting or organic food growing methods? We’ve got factsheets to cover all of your bases!
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#1 Backyard Composting
Backyard composting is a way to recycle plants, animals, and other organisms back into the soil.
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#2 Vermicomposting
Vermicomposting, or worm composting is an easy process that requires only a few simple components: some red wriggler worms, a ventilated bin, bedding for the worms to live in, food for the worms, and some time to harvest their nutrient rich castings.
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#3 Backyard Food Waste Digester
Food waste digesters are the easiest way to compost any type of kitchen scraps, including hard to manage kitchen waste like meat, breads, dairy and processed foods. Since these food scraps often attract rodents, the enclosed, half-buried digester acts as a deterrent, keeping rodents out of your compost and away from your home.
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#4 Hot Composting
Hot composting is an effective way to make large quantities of compost, in as little as 3 months.
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#8 Compost Ecology
Three levels of decomposers work in a compost pile to break down raw organic matter into the nutrient-rich, soil-like texture of finished compost.
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#15 Pollinator Stewardship
Pollinator Stewardship ensures the insects and animals that pollinate much of the produce that we consume are supported.
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#17 Understanding Compostable Plastics
Learn the different between certified compostable products and how to dispose of them accordingly.
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#26 Multi-Family Dwelling Composting Options
Learn about ways to divert organic matter from the landfill and recycle this nutrient-rich resource in an on-site small-scale composting device.
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#29 Yard-Free Composting
There are many ways to manage your organic waste without a traditional backyard composting system. This factsheet will give you detailed information on curbside collection in the CRD, worm composting, electric countertop composters, and tumbler composters.