A not for profit farm in Cedarville IL. Their mission is to restore Illinois prairies, fight food insecurity with agroecology, build soil health with Regenerative Agriculture and engage the broader community on topics of sustainability.

They will be turning your scraps into living soil!

https://www.thelovingseed.org/

Market goers have a one time cost of $10 for a two gallon bucket with lid.  Then you fill the bucket with compostable items and bring it to the market to exchange for a clean bucket as needed!

• Composting significantly cuts down on the amount of trash in a landfill and reduces the costs and carbon emissions it takes to haul and process those materials. Meanwhile, the valuable nutrients in your compostable materials make composting a favorable alternative to shipping your organic waste to a landfill.

• Composting enriches the soil with nutrients, which reduces the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Fertilizers and pesticides require fossil fuels for their production and shipping, and some of them are potentially harmful to our health.

• Compost increases soil’s ability to retain moisture, thus helping to prevent erosion by reducing runoff. And compost prevents and suppresses plant diseases and pests.3 Moister, healthier soil improves the workability of the soil and reduces fossil fuel emissions that would otherwise be needed to produce and ship soil-maintenance products.
  Composting can help sequester carbon, meaning that composting can help remove carbon from the atmosphere.

https://sph.umich.edu/pursuit/2019posts/benefits-of-composting.html

• All plant matter

• Seeds/pits

• Husks/shells

• Peels

• Bread & baked goods

• Coffee & paper coffee filters

• Tea & paper tea bags (no staples)

• Dairy

• Meats

• Bones leftover from cooking

• Eggs & egg shells

• Cooked/frozen food