It’s International Compost Awareness Week - Here’s How To Celebrate
Think of International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) — which is May 2-8th this year — as the industri’s largest unified annual effort to disrupt the news cycle with the good news of composting.
So we put together 3 ways to dive into the world of composting, including a Compost Club discount code to celebrate the week.
And bonus: enjoy and download these pretty fantastic Victory Garden posters that the US Composting Council put out.
Here are 3 things you can to do celebrate …
1. Compost Fruit, Veggies & Yard Material at Home
It won’t smell, won’t cost you anything, and you can start today using things lying around your home. You can put the finished product on anything that grows (including your lawn). Here’s how to start …
2. Compost Everything Else With Us
For all your other compostables (paper towels, napkins, meat, dairy, bones, hair, compostable take-out packaging, and more), get them transformed into nutrient-dense soil (and get some soil back) with our Compost Club subscription. You’ll get access to 45 drop-off sites around town, plus freebies & discounts on local soil & mulch.
For new members, use the code GOC until May 8, 2021 to save 20% or $21.57 a year with a Compost Club “General Household - ANNUAL CLUBBER” membership for life!
3. Win Your Night by Watching Kiss The Ground
The concept of climate change brings anxiety & confusion. So get a dose of hope and clarity by watching the Kiss The Ground documentary.
If we had to recommend one film to watch, this is it, because they make understanding & solving climate change so simple.
We’ll give you the skinny: humans dug up carbon & put it into the atmosphere (pollution). Now we just need to grow things using compost (plant food) to replace chemical fertilizers (destroys soil) & tilling (releases more carbon).
In a miraculous yet scientific way, plants suck carbon (pollution) from the air and feed it to microorganisms in the ground. Those microorganisms literally poop out nutrients that feed plants. Those plants in turn taste incredible, give us more nutrients, and get better at sucking more carbon (pollution) out of the air.
It’s a win-win-win situation, and you’ll certainly win your night by pulling it up on Netflix or Vimeo.