{"product_id":"black-earth-food-scraps-compost-1-cu-ft","title":"Black Earth Compost 1 Cu. Ft.","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade in small batches, Black Earth Compost is without grass clippings but instead utilizes the riches of a bounty of food scraps collected from residents, schools, supermarkets, colleges, and more, all across New England. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompost is an excellent soil amendment to add to your yard for soil and plant health. Use it as a mulch for moisture retention, mix it into the soil before you plant, or topdress your lawn, trees and shrubs to provide added nutrients and organic matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur compost is rich in humus, nurtures beneficial micro-organisms, is free of any viable weed seeds, and contains an abundance of immediate and slow release nutrients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Broad Range of Ingredients to support a bio-diverse compost\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimal Grass Clippings that can contain herbicides\/pesticides. We actively work to exclude grass from our yard debris ingredient \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree of Weed Seeds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab tested for optimal composition (for salts, nutrients, heavy metals, soil food web biology, pathogens and PFAS)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScreened to 5\/8ths inch \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in New England! Our compost sites in Massachusetts and Connecticut serve as local sources of nutrients, making our region more resilient.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLEAVES: provide the organic matter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFOOD SCRAPS: to make the compost rich\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLOBSTERS: for their chitin-rich shells\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWOOD SHAVINGS: from stables, create soil pores to let roots breathe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSEAWEED, CLAM, OYSTER SHELLS: for the vigor of the Atlantic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIngredients are blended then composted in aerated windrows. Finished product is lab tested and plant trialed for quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Our compost does come from community sources, which means it may contain some plastic and trash.  We do our best to keep this to a minimum.  This is the tradeoff to getting the rich nutrients contained in food scraps.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable Sizes: 1 cf bag\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Earth Compost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51478271852846,"sku":"87100224","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0140\/2345\/8902\/files\/black-earth-compost-bag-FRONT.png?v=1768431331","url":"https:\/\/ellingtonagway.com\/products\/black-earth-food-scraps-compost-1-cu-ft","provider":"Ellington Agway","version":"1.0","type":"link"}