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We think about them all the time 🥑 4046 is an avocado.

Until compostable produce stickers are the norm, here’s how to unpack your produce:

When you get home, unbag all your produce and remove stickers. Stick those suckers on your #bennettbucket lid or toss them in the trash.

Wash and dry your produce! While water alone is sufficient, we prefer to fill a large salad bowl with water and vinegar (1 part vinegar, 3 parts water) - especially for berries!

Added benefit: this process will also extend your produce’s freshness and shelf life dramatically by removing bacteria and fungi from your fruits and veg!

Finally, be sure to dry thoroughly before storing properly: leafy greens get wrapped in clean dish towels, apples go on the countertop, and berries go in clean glass jars, stored in the fridge.

Don’t forget: bananas, apples, avocados and tomatoes should NOT be stored with each other or your other produce, as they’re high ethylene producers that will cause your other produce to go bad, faster.

Have any tips or tricks to share about how you keep your produce fresh? Share in the comments so we can all cut down on wasted produce - and stretch our food budgets!

#composting #foodstorage #foodwasteprevention

Our #compost is made from #foodscraps collected by households like yours - AND businesses throughout Philly! Businesses generate much more food waste than a household, so when they start composting the impact is on a whole different scale. Here’s how much #foodwaste just three of our commercial composters have diverted so far:

🍞 @bakerstbread - 30,208 lbs
☕️ @mtairycoffeeco - 13,440 lbs
🥬 @weaversway - 640,461 lbs

Thanks to a grant from @closed_loop + @bpicertified to update our Rising Sun Facility, we will be able to accept a greater volume of #BPIcertified products from our commercial composters.

That means less landfill waste, AND a stronger incentive for our commercial partners to think about the full journey of their materials, from how they source to where it all ends up.

Learn more about our services for businesses, organizations, schools - and so much more - via link in bio! 👉 @bennettcompost

Starting #raisedbeds this year? 🌿 Our new Raised Bed Mix is designed for healthy plants: 50% topsoil and 50% of our compost for optimal growth.

Delivered straight to your door in convenient 30-gallon totes with wheels for easy handling. Empty, and we'll pick them up a week later! $30 🚛 Delivery fee INCLUDED.

Order now and expect confirmation within 24 hours. Let's grow together! 👉 link in bio 👉 @bennettcompost

Your email finds me on fire. 🔥 Don’t forget these rules for summer heat wave watering:

☀️ Water in the morning if possible
💦 Water at the base of plants, NEVER their leaves
💐 Add compost to your soil - spring, fall, and in-between!

Compost acts like a sponge in your soil, soaking up water and slowly releasing it to thirsty roots between waterings. It also insulates the soil, keeping roots cooler and cutting down on evaporation when temperatures climb. Less water wasted, healthier plants, happier garden!

Get FREE delivery on all bagged and roller products in Philly! 👉 @bennettcompost

What, like it’s hard?! 💅😉 Gritty is a blend of crushed glass (sourced locally from Philadelphia’s own @bottleunderground), compost and biochar. Not only is it beautiful and a conversation starter, but all of its components are byproducts of a recycling process. Makes a great gift and is available in 2qt or 1 gallon bags.

Shop soil and get free delivery! 👉 @bennettcompost

As if you weren't excited enough for the kickoff of our Live @ Roots Garden season this Sunday and Jazz on the Green (June 6) just around the corner, we are thrilled to announce a special project called de/composition: Native Trees, Sonic Roots - A Multimedia Exploration of Nature in Neighborhood. Our resident sound scientist June Lopez, in collaboration with video projectionists Samara Talkin & Neil Cippon and dancer/ecologist/"science dramaturg" extraordinaire Dr. Jame McCray, will debut a site specific performance at Bennett Compost on June 27 @ 8 PM. Their performance will take inspiration from the watershed, wildlife, and plant-life in Tacony Creek Park. This immersive multi-sensory experience is not to be missed! Visit decomposition.eventbrite.com to learn more. (WARNING: Intense lighting will be used during this show. It will not be safe for those with epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light.)

#Bikes in cities just make sense 🚲 Thank you to @transportcycles for keeping our fleet rolling smoothly, and to @ternbicycles and @carlacargoengineering for making #Philly-tough bikes and trailers.

Learn more about our weekly #compost pickup and get your first month on us! 👉 @bennettcompost

We think about them all the time 🥑 4046 is an avocado.

Until compostable produce stickers are the norm, here’s how to unpack your produce:

When you get home, unbag all your produce and remove stickers. Stick those suckers on your #bennettbucket lid or toss them in the trash.

Wash and dry your produce! While water alone is sufficient, we prefer to fill a large salad bowl with water and vinegar (1 part vinegar, 3 parts water) - especially for berries!

Added benefit: this process will also extend your produce’s freshness and shelf life dramatically by removing bacteria and fungi from your fruits and veg!

Finally, be sure to dry thoroughly before storing properly: leafy greens get wrapped in clean dish towels, apples go on the countertop, and berries go in clean glass jars, stored in the fridge.

Don’t forget: bananas, apples, avocados and tomatoes should NOT be stored with each other or your other produce, as they’re high ethylene producers that will cause your other produce to go bad, faster.

Have any tips or tricks to share about how you keep your produce fresh? Share in the comments so we can all cut down on wasted produce - and stretch our food budgets!

#composting #foodstorage #foodwasteprevention

#Composting won’t solve *all* your problems, but it will solve these ones:

🐀 Less rats + rodents on your street on trash night
🗑 Fewer times taking out the trash per week
🤮 Your garbage can won’t stink!
💚 You get the satisfaction of doing the right thing and living your values
🌱 FREE compost! That’s right - all our composters get back some of the compost they helped create each spring.

New to composting? We make it easy, even if you live in an apartment! Get your #bennettbucket + 1st month FREE via link in bio! 👉 @bennettcompost

📸 inspo via @lifeonsweetlyfarm

It shimmers, it’s #sustainable: it’s #gritty! 🌵🏜️ Made in collaboration with @bottleunderground, right here in #philly! Shop soil + get free local delivery! 👉 @bennettcompost

A #raingarden can make all the difference when it comes to rain water runoff - and helps #pollinators, too! 🐝🦋

Our 30g raised bed mix and #compost are the perfect soil for your rain garden project. Did you know 💡 that soil enriched with high-quality compost can hold up to 20 TIMES more water than barren soil? (That's 1 cup v. 1.25 gallons!)

Here's how to get started:
💦 Scout your property for the best location; take note of where water naturally flows and collects.
💦 If you have a tight property, consider placing a large, raised bed planter directly under your down spout.
💦 If you have a poured concrete back yard, consider replacing it with water-permeable pavers.

Here's a list of plants that work well for the Philadelphia-area's climate and ecosystem:

🌸 Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor)
🌸 Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium dubium)
🌸 Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
🌸 New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
🌸 Culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
🌸 Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
🌸 Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)

🌿 Bottlebrush grass (Hystrix patula)
🌿 Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
🌿 Eastern narrowleaf sedge (Carex amphibola)
🌿 Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pennsylvanica)

Here's the best part - @phillyh2o's Rain Check program can help you out with the costs of building your new rain garden - up to $1500 total! That's a deal too good not to consider!

Leave your gardening questions in the comments, and shop soil via link in bio! 👉 @bennettcompost

📸 via some of our composters up in #SpringGarden / #Fairmount

It's #loveyourparkweek from the 9th to 17th! 💚🌳 Did you know that public parks are the primary way most Americans encounter green spaces in their communities?

As Philadelphians, we're blessed with so many unique green spaces, from our city squares, to Fairmount Park, community gardens, the Schuylkill trails, the new Viaduct Green - and so many more.

These are some of the last places in our community where you can go to just exist - without the pressure or expectation of spending money. That's special, and something worth supporting.

This week and throughout the summer season, do what you can to keep our parks clean! This can be as informal as picking up litter you see on your walk, to volunteering your time for longer-term efforts. However you contribute, every little bit matters and makes a difference.

Ps. We're proud partners of the city + @philaparkandrec, and help keep both #foodwaste and greens (like weeds) out of landfills. Then, we compost all that, and return it to the parks! ♻️ #circularityispossible

Special shout out to @thespringgardens_phl for serving as a hub for our bike pickup in the Spring Garden neighborhood!

It's #loveyourparkweek from the 9th to 17th! 💚🌳 Did you know that public parks are the primary way most Americans encounter green spaces in their communities?

As Philadelphians, we're blessed with so many unique green spaces, from our city squares, to Fairmount Park, community gardens, the Schuylkill trails, the new Viaduct Green - and so many more.

These are some of the last places in our community where you can go to just exist - without the pressure or expectation of spending money. That's special, and something worth supporting.

This week and throughout the summer season, do what you can to keep our parks clean! This can be as informal as picking up litter you see on your walk, to volunteering your time for longer-term efforts. However you contribute, every little bit matters and makes a difference.

Ps. We're proud partners of the city + @philaparkandrec, and help keep both #foodwaste and greens (like weeds) out of landfills. Then, we compost all that, and return it to the parks! ♻️ #circularityispossible

Special shout out to @thespringgardens_phl for serving as a hub for our bike pickup in the Spring Garden neighborhood!