Ever wish there was a smarter thing to do with your food scraps than throwing them in the garbage? Tried to start your own compost operation at home but found it’s too difficult to maintain or that it attracts unwanted critters?
Rogue Produce has created a smart solution for our region’s lack of options when it comes to managing the valuable resource of our food scraps: Community Compost.
They offer weekly residential pickup of food scraps and around-town drop-off options. Instead of taking the scraps to the landfill, they are donated to small local farms and used to create compost!
Meet Adam – Owner Adam Holtey has been living in the Rogue Valley since he was two years old when his family moved to Ashland.
In 2011, Adam launched Community Compost, a residential food scrap pickup service. Instead of this valuable resource going into our local landfill, Community Compost donates it to local farmers, who recycle the nutrient-rich material back into the soil to grow the local produce we all love.
Food Scrap Drop Site – Ashland Tuesday Market at ScienceWorks (March – November from 8:30 – 1:30)
Curbside Pickup Service – Community Compost offers two options:
- Individual household weekly pickup.
- Neighborhood weekly pickup from a designated home in your neighborhood.
What Do We Pick Up?
- all non-meat food scraps & leftovers
- all fruit & vegetable peelings, pits, and shells
- pumpkins!
- rice, pasta, bread, cereal, and oats
- egg & nut shells (except coconuts)
- dairy products (e.g., cheese, butter)
- coffee grounds & filters; teabags
What Don’t We Pick Up?
- any meat items—beef, pork, chicken, or seafood
- yard debris—leaves, flowers, wreaths, weeds, plants, or soil
- paper products (except teabags & coffee filters)
- coal or charcoal
- over-the-counter or prescription drugs & medications
Local Businesses – Many local businesses have signed up for compost service including Ruby’s, Vida Cafe, Clyde’s Corner, Mix, and more!
Local Farms – Have come up with smart systems for returning food scraps back to the soil to grow the fruits and veggies we all enjoy. Community Compost is proud to support these local farms: Evers Ridge Farm, Joyluck Farm, and Renegade Farm.
Interested in signing up? Visit the Rogue Produce website.