SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. - Food scraps and other compostable items are now coming to a drop off spot at the weekly Farmers' Market on Saturdays in Santa Barbara. The idea came from the Compost SB group.

Compost tea is nothing more than a large “tea bag” filled with finished compost steeped in water. This colorful compost is ready to be tucked into a bag (a pillowcase will work) to soak in water.

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Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

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