International Compost Awareness Week and Compost Festival
May 5, 2025 - May 10, 2025
International Compost Awareness Week and Compost Festival
May 5, 2025 - May 10, 2025
Join the Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association (OCASA) in celebrating International Compost Awareness Week in May. There will be a full week of events leading to the Compost Festival at Scissortail Park on Saturday.
On Monday, guests can go on a virtual tour of the Norman Compost Facility, Commonwealth Farms, and two local composters backyards. On Tuesday, there will be a tour of Fertile Ground Cooperative. On Wednesday, OCASA has teamed up with Oklahoma City Beautiful for a Sustainable Placemaking discussion and panel at Sailor & the Dock. On Thursday, the Coffee & Compost event will be held at Scissortail Park where guests will tour their compost operations. On Friday, come along on a tour of the sustainability initiatives at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO).
Finally, Saturday will be the 4th annual Compost Festival at Scissortail Park. There will be yoga, a community composting panel discussion, a backyard composting workshop (with free compost goodies to take home), music from Compost Adjacent, and an interactive scavenger hunt with some fun prizes.