The Rot

Composting when it feels like shit out.

A short missive about decomposition, change, and cultivating resilience with community.

What do you do about maggots in your green bin

Subtext: major municipal areas need to invest more in public education when it comes to their new organics recycling mandates.

On rats

Finally! Tackling the biggest and scariest of all compost questions.

A handful of helping microbes with Dujon and Green Glow Gardens

On aiming for a balanced soil and a good life.

AMA: about compost

Watching nematodes eat

Or, a very (very) microscopic look at how decomposition helps create new life, featuring the team at LA Compost

How to open a sustainable grocery store

Talking to the co-founder of LA Grocery & Cafe on why every grocery store should have a cafe, greening the supply chain, and eliminating food waste.

Getting hot with compost

An edition about the meaning of different temperatures in your pile

Interviewing super cool farmer Jahsh Banks

We talk about food sovereignty, why weeds aren't real, and how to get your compost hot.

On saving the soil in an old farming community

A short missive on community composting, soil restoration, and a very important project in Allensworth, CA

On collecting food scraps for your compost

Or: how I stopped worrying and learned to love the open bowl

Building a 3-bin compost system, this time with blueprints + instructions

Link to download inside (open me!)