Food waste makes up nearly 20% of landfills.
By composting, Kula Urban Farm and our community, are directly participating in the recycling process, sending fewer materials to the dump and creating rich organic matter that can be returned to the soil.
How we compost
Kula Farm builds our pile by layering “greens” or nitrogenous waste from your kitchen like fruit and vegetable scraps with carboniferous materials or “browns”, like straw and dried leaves in a ratio of about 3:1. The piles are turned at least once a week to aerate the pile and build the conditions for aerobic bacteria and decomposers to do the fundamental work of decomposition. The more you turn the pile, the faster the materials break down and in the heat of the summer compost can be ready in less than 1 month.
In 2019 we increased our composting capacity as businesses began contributing and to meet the demand of area citizens who hate to waste. Currently Pulp juice bar holds the record for most consistent contributor to our pile, donating on average 50 pounds a week, that’s over a ton of waste every year diverted from the landfill. Good work!
If you are an individual and would like to start bringing your compost to our site please start right away! We welcome everything that is easily compostable: fruit and vegetable scraps, eggshells, coffee grounds & filters, grass clippings, hay, straw, and leaves.
PLEASE NO yard waste, like bulky trimmings or clumps of sod, meat, dairy or plastics, even compostable bags. If you are a local business and have any questions you can reach us at [email protected] or stop by the farm to talk.