I have always loved gardening! My family moved a lot when I was growing up and I would always have to leave the gardens that I started behind. As I got older, I started container gardening so I could take my gardens with me! I love being able to provide that experience to folks that don't have a yard for traditional gardening.

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph this local compost specialist currently studying at OSU as a graduate student. She and Amy (from our own Knowing Oregon team!) teach locals how to grow plants from seed in our own gardens.

The first step in managing compost is realizing that it isn’t just “food garbage.” The residual parts of our food waste are complex and we need to build simple habits for how we think about them…