05/29/2026
🌱♻️ Today is National Learn About Composting Day! ♻️🌱
Grab your gardening gloves and celebrate one of nature’s simplest ways to give back to the earth. Composting helps reduce waste, conserve natural resources, and cut down on the use of chemical-based fertilizers. It can even help save water, energy, fuel, and money while supporting healthier soil and stronger gardens. 🌎💚
So, what is compost? Compost is organic matter that has naturally decomposed into nutrient-rich “black gold” for your garden. You can compost kitchen scraps, leaves, lawn clippings, coffee grounds, newspapers, and wood chips — just avoid processed foods, meat, and fish products.
Healthy compost helps gardens thrive while creating a welcoming environment for helpful wildlife like honeybees 🐝, hummingbirds 🕊️, and earthworms 🪱. It’s a simple way to support the environment right from your own backyard.
Composting is a great reminder that small steps can make a big impact through the environmental “big three”:
♻️ Reduce
♻️ Reuse
♻️ Recycle
Happy gardening from all of us at Martindale’s Natural Market! 🌿