Good Dirt Composting Collective

09/04/2026

Teachers: A heap of info from CleanRiver Recycling Solutions to help you start and sustain a compost program at your school!

HOW TO START COMPOSTING AT SCHOOL > https://cleanriver.com/resource/6-steps-start-organic-compost-program-school/

08/31/2026

Good read. Thanks for spreading the word.

08/13/2026

From the cutting board to the compost bin, improve soil health with food scraps. Whether you choose to compost indoors, outdoors, or with earthworms, a healthy compost pile needs a balance of materials. Brown scraps like nutshells, crushed eggshells, and woodchips add carbon. While green scraps such as grass clippings, vegetables, and chicken/livestock manure introduce nitrogen.

Troubleshooting:
Smelly Pile?
There is too much nitrogen.

Materials not breaking down?
There is too much carbon.

Pest lurking?
Eliminate prohibited items like meat, bones, diseased plants, and w**d seed.

Learn how to get started with composting, how it works, and troubleshoot issues here: https://extension.illinois.edu/composting

08/03/2026

The secret’s out! Now you can get your own mini worm composter. So cute! Love the book and extra material, too.

This has been one of the hardest secrets for us to keep! We're so excited to officially introduce the Let's Go Compost × FCMP Worm Farm, our very own custom color of FCMP's vermicomposter. https://www.letsgocompost.org/fcmp

If you've followed Let's Go Compost over the past few years, you've probably seen these bins hundreds of times. They're the exact systems we've sent to hundreds of schools, libraries, museums, botanical gardens, nonprofits, and community organizations across the country through our programs. After seeing how well they've performed in hundreds of classrooms and learning spaces, we knew this was the system we wanted to share with everyone.

Made in Canada, our exclusive edition features a sage green body with brown legs, a color combination created just for Let's Go Compost. Every purchase gives back to our community, with a portion of every sale supporting Let's Go Compost's nonprofit programs and helping us continue providing free composting resources to communities.

Your worm farm also comes with access to everything we've built to help you succeed, including our free digital K–12 Classroom Composting Curriculum and more than 100 free digital composting guides and resources for adults.


Pre-orders are open now and will begin shipping after Labor Day in September. This is a limited first production run, so if you're hoping to have one for fall gardening or the holiday season, we recommend reserving yours early. All orders will be fulfilled directly through FCMP so our team can stay focused on what we do best: expanding affordable, accessible composting. Thank you for being part of this journey. We can't wait to see these worm farms in homes, classrooms, and community spaces everywhere! https://www.letsgocompost.org/fcmp


Wholesale and bulk ordering is available, contact [email protected] to learn more.

07/28/2026

We luv The Compost Fairy. Great resources for beginning or experienced composters.

07/17/2026

Thanks for the wonderful resource.

Free leaf mulch compost, just bring a bucket and take what you can use.
Pick-up at the entrance at the farm.

07/15/2026

Research shows that one-third of the U.S. food supply was not purchased or eaten in 2023. Some of that surplus food is donated or recycled, but most becomes food waste that ends up in a landfill, releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

This 10-minute survey is open to Illinois adults who are regularly involved in household food shopping, cooking, meal planning, or kitchen cleanup. Responses will help guide future food waste prevention efforts that support cost savings, stronger communities, and a healthier environment.

Take and share the survey at go.illinois.edu/FoodWasteSurvey.

07/08/2026

Bokashi composting is a way to get compost quickly and works well for apartment dwellers who don’t have much room for scrap collection.

Learn all about bokashi composting, a fast method of reducing food waste and creating nutrient-rich compost, with minimal odor.

06/17/2026

Come on by! It'll be a 40 min. presentation followed by a Q & A, and looking at my worms!

06/06/2026

Nice article about our sister group, Good Dirt Community Garden. Nice picture, Mary!

"Even if they don't cross paths with the other gardeners very often, they see that they've been there in their own plots and that makes them feel part of a community."
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