Welcome to our website – explore this site to learn everything on composting! Here, you can learn how to begin a compost pile with our extensive educational materials. Or you can find information on where to go in Tulsa for composting help and resources.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Patton
The M.e.t. Executive Director
918-584-0584
Brian Jervis
OSU Extension Educator, Horticulture;
Master Gardener Coordinator
918-746-3707
Annie Brady
The M.e.t. Creative Media Director
918-584-0584
Please contact Annie for questions about
the site or for permission to reprint materials.
Compost Everything is your resource for all things composting within Tulsa, Oklahoma. We want this site to be utilized to help you pursue your dreams of becoming a Master Composter. Throughout the site you will find information on our composting events around town. This includes seminars, meetings, webinars and compost bin sales. We have uploaded some of the very best brochures on composting. Feel free to download any of the materials or contact The M.e.t. (email or 918-584-0584) for them to send you a brochure.
Compost Everything is a partnership with The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (The M.e.t.), the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, and Tulsa Master Gardners. This partnership was created in the fall of 2012 to promote composting. We had many events last fall within the Tulsa area that were a great success! We highlighted our campaign with a packed 4 hour seminar at the end of October. Multiple experts spoke for 20 minutes at a time and we ended with a compost bin building demonstration. We will have this seminar once again in March! Go to our Seminar page for more information.
There will be composting events throughout the year so please utilize this website to stay updated!
TULSA GARDEN CENTER
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Compost Bin Sale
Seminar introduces you to the basics of composting and everything you need to know to get started. Put on by the experts of composting, they will discuss everything from worm composting to bin design. The seminar will include a demonstration on how build your very own compost bin. Please register in advance. Registration fee is $8 for Tulsa Garden Center members and $10 for non-members. To enroll, call 918-746-5125 or visit TulsaGardenCenter.com
Visit the Compost Everything Seminar Page for more details.
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HARDESTY REGIONAL LIBRARY
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Green gardening and composting workshop at the Tulsa Hardesty Regional Library at 8316 e. 93rd st. in the Maple Room. Bring you seed packets to swap with other attendees. One lucky participant will receive a free compost bin from The M.e.t. Call 918.549.7550 for more details.
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TCC NORTHEAST CAMPUS ECOFEST
Festival 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Speech 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Michael Patton, The M.e.t. Executive Director, will present a 30-minute crash course on composting during TCC’s Ecofest. After the speech, it will be available on this site.
Throughout the day there will be many activities and speeches.
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CHERRY STREET FARMERS MARKET
7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Compost Bin Sale
If you missed last fall’s compost contest, do not fret. This May we will have the 2013 Compost Contest! Bring out your very own dirt to the M.e.t. and Tulsa Master Gardeners booth at the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market to be judged on look, feel and smell. Place it in an open container without your name on it and provide a card with your “recipe”. Our Tulsa compost experts will judge a first, second and third place. Best compost recipe will also receive an award. Submit entries between
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Winners will be announced around 10:00 a.m.
A Seminar on everything you ever wanted to know about Composting.
Currently we don’t have any seminars scheduled for the near future. There is a possibility for one in the fall of 2013. Like us on Facebook to stay updated on events!
We want the public to be able to access multiple sources of information on composting.
Here, we feature some of the presentations that our Expert Composters have presented at our compost Seminar. Please feel free to download any of these PowerPoints.
Soil’s Alive! Presented by Robyn Stroup, TCC Associate Professor of Biology
Click here to download the Soil’s Alive! PowerPoint
Compost Failure to Thrive Presented by Teri S. Holmes, Tulsa Master Gardener
Click here to download the Compost Failure to Thrive PowerPoint
Vermicomposting Presented by Shelley Umezawa, The M.e.t. Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator
Click Here to download the Vermicomposting PowerPoint
Yes, my compost doesn’t stink!
Click Here to download the Yes, my compost doesn’t stink! PowerPoint
Using this Gardeners Black Gold Presented by Brian Jervis, Tulsa County Extension Educator, Oklahoma State University
Click Here to download Using this Gardeners Black Gold PowerPoint
Composting Dynamics
Click Here to download Composting Dynamics PowerPoint
Revisiting Composting Dynamics
Click Here to download Revisiting Composting Dynamics PowerPoint
Soil Biology
Click Here to download the Soil Biology PDF
Below you will find a couple of links to some brochures produced by the The M.e.t. Please feel free to download the brochure or contact Annie for The M.e.t. to mail you one.
Backyard Composting This is one of The M.e.t.’s brochures on Backyard Composting. It covers everything from why to Compost, how to begin, different bin designs, techniques and even lawn care tips!
The following links offer great resources on composting. Many have downloadable materials to refer to when starting your composting adventures!
The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (The M.e.t.)
The M.e.t. is a non-profit governmental agency established to aid in solid waste issues in the Tulsa metro area with 13 recycling drop off centers, household pollutant events, and environmental education. This links to The M.e.t.’s Compost page which gives a brief overview of composting and what you need to know to get started.
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service county educators and area, district and state specialists develop science-based educational programs to help Oklahomans to solve local issues and concerns, promote leadership and manage resources wisely. Programs focus on:
• Increasing opportunities for agricultural enterprises
• Natural resources and environmental management
• Food, nutrition, health and safety education
• Youth, family and community development
Tulsa Master Gardeners
There are Master Gardener programs in 45 states. These programs serve the important function of providing trained volunteers to assist in providing information and support to home gardeners and the community.
Tulsa Garden Center
Home Composting Made Easy By Barry Fugatt
BioCycle
All you need to know about composting, renewable energy and organics recycling.
Composting101
A complete home composting guide, this site offers practical information for converting yard, garden and kitchen waste into soil building compost.
USEPA Composting Homepage
Composting offers the obvious benefits of resource efficiency and creating a useful product from organic waste that would otherwise have been land filled. This website provides information on the following:
• General information on what compost is and what can be composted
• Types of composting
• Good materials for composting
• Laws and Statutes
• Composting publications
• Links
Backyard Composting in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet
Organic Gardening
Organic Gardening Magazine’s Compost Page with links to videos, brochures and information on composting.
Composting System for Small Horse Farms PDF
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet
Healthy Garden Soils
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet
Recycling Yard Waste: “Don’t Bag It” Brochure
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Brochure
How to Compost
Another site that brings all types of composting information together. For beginners to experts there are multiple articles, tips and links on composting and organic gardening.
The Icebox Test
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet
Buy-Compost
Everything you need to know about buying compost for your home garden, lawn, or business. Starts with initial questions to the details. They even provide a compost calculator!
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We want to hear from you!
This site will continue to change with up-to-date information on Composting. Please send us anything you’ve discovered such as composting links, events, research, books, pictures, references, brochures and more! We will update the site for everyone to have access this information.
Help spread the “wealth” of “gardener’s gold” through compost education!
Email or Call Annie Brady, The M.e.t. Creative Media Director
Annie@metrecycle.com or 918-584-0584