Archive - The Rot

On how to compost grass, a quickie edition

This reader question is one that I think a lot of people have.

Jun 9 •

May 2025

An update on soil testing and LA after the fires.

Or: trying to become better soil stewards, even in hard times <3

May 16 •

April 2025

On the aura of Ruth Stout & not sifting my compost

A mini-manifesto on why I don't actually think you need to do it :spicy pepper:

Apr 25 •

FREE COMPOST, now showing

Some words on a small art show and the white cube's classical fear of "dirt."

Apr 12 •

March 2025

You Can Compost That?!

LA Climate Week, a compost party, and one of my favorite rants

Mar 31 •

Interviewing #1 backyard composter Ahram Park

Or: how compost is a legacy to the soil. <3

Mar 10 •

January 2025

After the fire.

Thoughts on your compost, safety, and patience in the face of the unimaginable in a post-urban-burning scenario.

Jan 28 •

Getting scrappy about sourcing scraps for your compost pile.

Everywhere you look, somebody is throwing *something* away that you could put in your pile.

Jan 4 •

December 2024

The absolute basics of building a pile

... plus, a free PDF for teaching kids <3

Dec 19, 2024 •

September 2024

What do you do about maggots in your green bin

Subtext: major municipal areas need to invest more in public education when it comes to their new organics recycling mandates.

Sep 21, 2024 •

Finally! Tackling the biggest and scariest of all compost questions.

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

A handful of helping microbes with Dujon and Green Glow Gardens

On aiming for a balanced soil and a good life.

Aug 23, 2024 •

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