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    Teaching Los Angeles to compost

    National Compost Week is coming up from May 6th to May 13th. Mike Martinez is the founder of LA Compost , a group that educates Angelenos about turning food waste into a natural resource.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 2, 2018 • 1 min read

    National Compost Week is coming up from May 6th to May 13th. Mike Martinez is the founder of LA Compost, a group that educates Angelenos about turning food waste into a natural resource. He shares a few tips on incorporating these practices into daily life.

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    An LA pie crawl, rhubarb, and composting
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Pie Crawl
    2. 6:58"Love, Laughter, and Rhubarb"
    3. 15:59The slow decline of German food in the U.S.
    4. 24:16Teaching Los Angeles to compostYou’re reading this
    5. 32:17Straight from the source
    6. 42:36Market report: Thai lemon basil
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    The full episode

    4 of 6
    An LA pie crawl, rhubarb, and composting
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Pie Crawl
    2. 6:58"Love, Laughter, and Rhubarb"
    3. 15:59The slow decline of German food in the U.S.
    4. 24:16Teaching Los Angeles to compostYou’re reading this
    5. 32:17Straight from the source
    6. 42:36Market report: Thai lemon basil
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