Sports Turf Agronomic Management Program

What is Compost ?

Composting is the process of recycling

organic materials into an amendment that

can be used to enrich soil and plants.

Composting is nature’s way of recycling!

Benefits of Composting ...  Feed the soil without using chemical fertilizers  Keep food waste out of the landfills and prevent greenhouse gas emissions  Conserve water by building healthy soils

Why Compost ?

The most rapidly growing source of organics is being manufactured by

cities, golf courses, schools, sewer plants, and feedlots. Composting is

the process of combining several sources of organics including all of

the above, as well as grass clippings, food by - products, recycled

newspapers and magazines, removed thatch, mulched tree limbs and

even chewed up old wood shingles.

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