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Douglas Wurtz, executive director of Akron Cooperative Farms, sifts soil made from composting through his hands.
(Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
(Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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A large pile of microgreen compost at Akron Cooperative Farms. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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A sign at Akron Cooperative Farms indicates that a compost pile should have food waste — and not plastic — added to it. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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"In the very beginning gardeners were buying bags of compost and bringing it to their garden," said Douglas Wurtz, executive director of Akron Cooperative Farms. "That was expensive, and so, there's really a great opportunity for them with what we have here." (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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