International Compost Awareness Week

Published May 9, 2017 | By Maxwell Mileck

One of our favorite holidays is this week! The first full week of May is International Compost Awareness week. So if you weren’t aware of compost, now’s your chance. Check out kisstheground.com for a quick rundown of compost and its awesome potential. You might even be lucky enough to win the $2,000 giveaway…

Posted in Cold Creek Compost | Tagged Compost, compost awareness, kisstheground

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