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Submit Your Photos to Win Free Bloom

June 23, 2026|Categories: News|

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

June 08, 2026|Categories: News|

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

June 03, 2026|Categories: News|

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

June 02, 2026|Categories: News|

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”

May 13, 2026|Categories: News|

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

May 06, 2026|Categories: News|

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

April 21, 2026|Categories: News|

“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

April 15, 2026|Categories: News|

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

April 01, 2026|Categories: News|

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.