Buy Local
Visit us at the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation DIstrict’s Annual Tree and Shrub Sale to purchase some local compost products and learn more.We will have compost from St. Isidore Farm, organic soil amendments from Waste Me Naught, and some worm tea products available for sale. The Tree Sale is May 24-25th at the Delta Barn at the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds. Read more about some of the local products we will have available below.
St. Isidore Farm
St. Isidore Farm is a 3rd generation family-owned farm located in North Pole, Alaska. They create organic compost from only native Alaskan grasses on their farm. After three years of composting, they sell the compost in bulk quantities.
Waste Me Naught
Waste Me Naught is an organics recycler operating in the Interior of Alaska. Waste Me Naught recovers food waste from big box stores and diverts it from the landfill. The waste is either sold to livestock farmers as supplemental animal feed or anaerobically fermented into organic soil amendments. They diverted almost 10,000 pounds of food waste from the landfill in April 2023 alone.
This is not a traditional compost product. The anaerobic fermentation process, also known as the Bokashi composting, creates liquid and solid soil amendments. The food waste is cut or shredded into small pieces and combined with microorganisms that naturally speed up the decomposition process. The waste is sealed in an airtight container and after two weeks, it has broken down into usable soil amendments. Waste Me Naught refers to the solid amendment as Soil Food “Kimchi” and the liquid as Soil Food “Kombucha.” “Kimchi” application can assist with weed control and increase microbial life in the soil when mulched into the soil. It is also great addition to an active compost pile to jumpstart the decomposition process.
Waste Me Naught’s Soil Food “Kimchi” in action.
We’re selling Red Wiggler Worms at the Tree Sale this year. Stay tuned for more information!
Other Alaskan Producers
Juneau Composts
Juneau Composts collects food scraps and yard debris and processes these feedstocks into finished compost to sell to local gardeners. They collect organic waste through curbside collection and drop-off service options. The waste is processed with both hand tools and heavy equipment and composted in covered bays and windrows. Check out the Juneau Composts website for more information.
Sustina Organics
Sustina Organics, located in Wasilla, sells a humified compost made from manure and wood chips. They process their feedstocks at scale in windrows. They add high quality inoculants to ensure sufficient microbial activity in their products. Their products can be purchased at Risse’s Greenhouse here in Fairbanks.
Alaska Salmon Fertilizer
This is not a traditional compost product;however, it is an microbiologically active organic soil amendment made from organic waste. Alaska Salmon Fertilizer’s probiotically infused fertilizer is said to stimulate root growth and increase nutrient absorption in plants. It’s been used and approved of by the Green House Manager at Chena Hot Springs Resort in Fairbanks.
Compost piles in covered bays at Juneau Composts.
Alaska Salmon Fertilizer.
Sustina Organics Humified Compost.