About
A community compost collective, connecting farm to table back to soil in Santa Monica and Venice
How We Work
We’re building a bridge between restaurants, neighbors, and the farms that feed us. We begin with seashells, a mineral rich resource that can go back to the earth rather than the landfill.
We pick up oyster shells from local restaurants.
We rinse and sun dry them in local gardens.
We crush the cured shells into a bioavailable powder.
We then return the minerals from the shells to the soil to complete a full lifecycle in the neighborhood.
Work With UsWe aim to partner with existing infrastructure including community gardens, farms, schools, and vacant lots around town to contribute to the ecological initiatives of our local landscape.
We are not building anew, but rather building upon and together. Current partners include:
Restaurants, diverting shells from landfill
Crudo e Nudo
Dudley Market
Fig Tree
Rustic Canyon
RVR
Dry Sites, curing shells in sunshine
7th Ave Garden (Crenshaw)
Crossroads School (Santa Monica)
Santa Monica Civic Center
SPY Community Garden (Venice)
Private homes in Venice, Santa Monica, and Mandeville Canyon
Farms, adding shells back in the soil
Coleman Family Farms (Carpinteria & Ventura)
Frecker Farms (Carpinteria)
Rocky Canyon Farm (Atascadero)
Weiser Family Farms (Bakersfield, Lucerne Valley, Malibu, Tehachapi)
We are at the beginning of this initiative and are continuing to find folks, restaurants, organizations, and waste streams to collaborate with.
So, get in touch!
Work With UsWe aim to partner with existing infrastructure including community gardens, farms, schools, and vacant lots around town to contribute to the ecological initiatives of our local landscape.
We are not building anew, but rather building upon and together. Current partners include:
Restaurants, diverting shells from landfill
Crudo e Nudo
Dudley Market
Fig Tree
Rustic Canyon
RVR
Dry Sites, curing shells in sunshine
7th Ave Garden (Crenshaw)
Crossroads School (Santa Monica)
Santa Monica Civic Center
SPY Community Garden (Venice)
Private homes in Venice, Santa Monica, and Mandeville Canyon
Farms, adding shells back in the soil
Coleman Family Farms (Carpinteria & Ventura)
Frecker Farms (Carpinteria)
Rocky Canyon Farm (Atascadero)
Weiser Family Farms (Bakersfield, Lucerne Valley, Malibu, Tehachapi)
We are at the beginning of this initiative and are continuing to find folks, restaurants, organizations, and waste streams to collaborate with.
So, get in touch!