We believe that compost has the ability to transform communities. By composting, we are starving landfills, building healthy soil, and feeding people. Our mission at CompostNow is to empower our members to divert their compostables from the landfills and use those nutrients to build healthy soil by composting. We also want to connect the compost made by our members to those who can use it to strengthen our local food system. That’s where you come in!

Compost is an essential part of a healthy food system and a vital part of the success of urban farms and community gardens. By sharing the compost made by our members with local gardens, nutrients found in food scraps are being returned to the soil where they will be best utilized. Our Garden Partner Program was created to connect this important resource (at the direction of our members) with those who can use it to feed our friends and neighbors.

To become a CompostNow Garden Partner, please fill out the application. After we receive your application, we’ll be in touch within a few days to accept your application or add you to the waiting list.

School Garden Partners are listed on our Garden Partner Page under their relative county district.

Each time we collect compostables from our members, we weigh their bin(s) and track their diversion weight in their dashboard. They are able to earn a percentage of that weight in finished compost in their “Compost Bank” that they can request for their own garden. If they do not want or need the compost themselves, they can choose one of our Garden Partners to share it with. If they choose your school's county to share their compost with, we’ll keep track of how much compost is being accumulated in your county's “Compost Bank.” In addition, a percentage of the weight of compostables from all of our commercial members is shared evenly among all of our Garden Partners.

All of our School Garden Partners are entitled to 200 lbs of compost delivered twice per year. This compost comes delivered to your school in 1 cubic foot bags (around 40 lbs each) and can be requested at any time. There is no delivery fee associated with these deliveries. Additional compost can be requested for $10/bag when needed. If you are working on a large garden project and may need significantly more than 400 lbs of compost, please reach out to explore additional options.

Our Garden Partner Program was created to provide local urban gardens and farms with compost to be used to grow healthy food. In the spirit of the program, we ask that our Garden Partners refrain from reselling the compost provided by CompostNow members.

To request compost, please:

Besides all the beautiful, nutrient-rich compost you’ll earn, we’ll also spread the word about your garden via our various network channels. We would also love to explore other partnership opportunities with your garden (workdays, events, outreach, etc).

The more food scraps we capture with our composting programs, the more compost there will be! Here are some easy ways that you can help the compost movement grow: