Submit Your Photos to Win Free Bloom
We’re celebrating 10 years of Bloom this whole summer — which means we want to celebrate YOU, our loyal customers who have grown with us over the years. Send us a photo of your garden, lawn, farm, landscape, or anywhere else you've used Bloom and you'll be featured in
DC Urban Garden is Thriving with Bloom
We're continuing to celebrate some of our favorite Bloomers in the DMV as our 10 year anniversary approaches. Because without our customers, Bloom just wouldn't...bloom. Erin Martin's backyard garden in DC's Ward 7 is really thriving and she's just getting started as her garden expands each year. And on
Enter Bloom’s 10 Year Anniversary Garden Contest
Bloom is turning 10 years old this summer. It’s been an incredible decade of recycling the DMV’s wastewater and transforming it into a sustainable, nutrient-rich fertilizer and soil amendment. To celebrate, We're partnering with Plots and Pans' Dominique Charles, a local garden educator and consultant, to hold a contest
Bloom Gives Away Thousands of Seedlings
We had a great time at the Lederer Gardens seedling giveaway this weekend. Along with DC's Department of Parks and Recreation, we gave away thousands of vegetable, fruit, herb and flower seedlings that were grown in Bloom at our greenhouse at Blue Plains. We also had the opportunity to
Maryland Homeowner Discovers Lawn “Cheat Code”
Last year, Landon Johnson of Bethesda, Maryland borrowed some leftover Bloom from a neighbor to test it out on one side of his lawn. “No question the side that received the Bloom was more green, lush, and weed-free than the other,” he told Bloom. Landon decided to order
Sales Team Shadows Operators at Blue Plains
Our sales team recently went behind the scenes (in the middle of the night) to see firsthand what it takes to produce and deliver Bloom. From the control room to the loading facility, we gained a deeper appreciation for the precision, effort, and teamwork behind it all. A huge
MD Farmer Doubles Crop Yields
“The best farmer in town told me I was fertilizing all wrong, and that I would be stupid if I didn’t use Bloom,” said Richard Zagrodnichek, laughing, when asked how he came to try biosolids for the first time in his 10 years of farming. Richard took the farmer’s advice
Spring Seedling Giveaway This Saturday
Bloom will be giving away spring seedlings at Lederer Gardens in Northeast Washington, DC on Saturday, April 18th starting at 11 am. We will have kale (curly and dino), collards, kohlrabi, dill, and snapdragons (limit 6-10 seedlings per person, depending on availability). If you would like to pick up seedlings,
Got Game? Bloom Introduces Angry Turds
For more than a decade, Bloom has been recycling DC’s precious nutrients back to farmland across our region. But recently we realized something. Some farmers were missing out. In an increasingly digital world, FarmVille needs fertilizer too. Introducing Angry Turds, the mobile game bringing biosolids to the digital universe.
