Compost for your garden

[Bob Nutter]

The Oakland Zoo has fully aged and certified compost available for free to the community.  It is derived from food scraps from their food service canteens as well as herbivore manure.  They are happy to give you as little or as much as you can take.  If you bring a trash can, you can load it yourself.  If you have a pickup, they will load it for you (as long as an employee is available to run their bobcat).  Just drive to the main gate and stop at the guard booth.  Tell the guard on duty you want to get some compost.  The guard will then give you directions.  I have found there is usually someone in the yard M-F between 9-noon to assist.  Though, in theory early afternoon should also work.  The yard is locked on the weekends. They have a never ending supply, so they are motivated to provide compost as a community service.

[Christine Hyung-Oak Lee]

omg this is AMAZING. i wonder what elephant and giraffe poop compost is like! (i may find out). thanks for the heads up, Bob.

--Christine

On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 10:29 AM Bob Nutter <bobnu...@gmail.com> wrote:

The Oakland Zoo has fully aged and certified compost available for free to the community.  It is derived from food scraps from their food service canteens as well as herbivore manure.  They are happy to give you as little or as much as you can take.  If you bring a trash can, you can load it yourself.  If you have a pickup, they will load it for you (as long as an employee is available to run their bobcat).  Just drive to the main gate and stop at the guard booth.  Tell the guard on duty you want to get some compost.  The guard will then give you directions.  I have found there is usually someone in the yard M-F between 9-noon to assist.  Though, in theory early afternoon should also work.  The yard is locked on the weekends. They have a never ending supply, so they are motivated to provide compost as a community service.

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[Andre Kruglikov]

As long as it doesn't attract one of these

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[Phil Stob]

I can say, after seeing it today, it looks like good stuff.   Nice and fluffy, black, and well composted.  The garden will be better for it. 

Cheers, Phil 

[Mimi Edwards]

Thanks Bob - only wish Oakland Zoo was closer to my house.

On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 10:29 AM Bob Nutter <bobnu...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The Oakland Zoo has fully aged and certified compost available for free to the community. It is derived from food scraps from their food service canteens as well as herbivore manure. They are happy to give you as little or as much as you can take. If you bring a trash can, you can load it yourself. If you have a pickup, they will load it for you (as long as an employee is available to run their bobcat). Just drive to the main gate and stop at the guard booth. Tell the guard on duty you want to get some compost. The guard will then give you directions. I have found there is usually someone in the yard M-F between 9-noon to assist. Though, in theory early afternoon should also work. The yard is locked on the weekends. They have a never ending supply, so they are motivated to provide compost as a community service.
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[J]

Mimi,

Pleasanton periodically has some on Laguna Creek lane.

Thanks

Jay

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> On Nov 16, 2024, at 3:51 PM, Mimi Edwards <mimi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Bob - only wish Oakland Zoo was closer to my house.

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[Ralph Szur]

I too was very impressed today especially with the certification factor.

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