Compost can be easy to make and offers many benefits, from helping your garden grow greener to reducing the amount of material in your curbside roll cart, to reducing the need to purchase soil/amendments, fertilizers and pesticides.
The basic ingredients for compost are "browns," "greens," air and water. "Browns" like leaves and woody material are high in carbon - an essential ingredient for microorganisms in compost. "Greens" like grass clippings, fruit and vegetable scraps are high in nitrogen - an essential ingredient for microorganism that act as "decomposers."
Earth Machine
Lane County partners with
BRING to ensure that Earth Machine composters are available year-round.
Worm Bin
Worm castings are known to be an extremely valuable plant food. Lane County residents can purchase easy-to-use stacking worm bins for $42.00 (plus shipping) at
The Wormcycler. Select the purchase option without worms or contact local yard and garden stores for worms.
