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Week #2: Who We Are

Congratulations for successfully completing Week #1 of the Backyard Compost Challenge! We’ve received data from everyone and things are off to a great start. Have a look at our collective Week #1 totals

Week #1: Welcome Aboard

Greetings! As we kick-off the 2022 Challenge, your Boxerwood project coordinators want to extend a heartfelt (and excited!) welcome, share brief introductions, and wish you luck on your way to beautiful compost.

Searching for Envirothon Teens

Envirothon is a state-wide natural resources competition in which students boost knowledge about wildlife, forestry, aquatics, soil, and waste by doing hands-on activities, talking to local experts, and solving real world problems. Boxerwood is fielding its first-ever team!

The Great Oak Transitions Again

If only the Great Oak could talk, what stories it would tell! This Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) has been around for at least a century. Although one of its large limbs came down in a storm on July 17th, 2021, it still stands tall and continues to grow.

Week #12: Go Team!

We have reached the finish line! Time to reflect, celebrate, and extend many thank you’s to everyone and everything that contributed to the success of our project.

Blog #11: Back-of-the-Envelope Impact

Looks like by the end of our 3-month, 62-household study next week, we will have diverted more than 4,000 pounds of food waste from the Rockbridge County landfill. That’s amazing!

Blog #9: The Secret Sauce

Last week we asked the composting giants to share their stories. This week, we go to the other end of the scale (literally). What’s the secret to virtually having no food waste at all?

Blog #8: Composters Spill All

This week I reached out to a couple of households with the greatest totals and a couple with the least, inviting them to share a scoop from their pail, as it were.