Over the Compost Rainbow

There’s a reason they call compost “black gold” — and for the 6th straight year of our Backyard Compost Challenge, the gold rush is on. This year, more than 150 non-composting households vied for one of 80 slots in our annual Backyard Compost Challenge. “We were amazed that there’s still so much demand,” said Boxerwood educator and Compost Challenge facilitator Catherine Epstein, who noted Boxerwood had to select households by lottery after giving priority to those with children. “You could really feel the excitement,” said Catherine, who greeted participants last weekend as they picked up their grant-funded composters. The 10-week coaching and data-sharing program runs through May, with successful participants keeping both their gear – and their garden gold.

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