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Healthy, resilient landscapes start below the surface. That was the central message of “Research to Real-World Results: Bloom for Turfgrass and Landscaping Success,” a webinar bringing together university research and the experiences of landscaping and grounds-management professionals using compost in the field. You can watch the full webinar now.

This week, Bloom marked its 10th anniversary surrounded by many of the customers, partners, colleagues, and friends who helped us reach this milestone. What began with a $75 delivery to a local church has grown into nearly 750 customers and more than 400,000 tons of Bloom sold, helping to

DC Water isn't the only utility to be experimenting with wastewater upcycling. Researchers from a Dutch university and fashion label Hul le Kes have teamed up on an innovative project to dye clothes with a pigment derived from wastewater as an alternative to animal-based and synthetic dyes. These initial designs represent a

When rising fertilizer prices sent Charlie Sasscer looking for an alternative, the 29-year-old farmer turned to Bloom. “You can’t beat the price of Bloom,” said Charlie. This spring, Charlie applied Bloom to approximately 13 acres of pasture on his Leonardtown, Maryland farm. Using a litter spreader borrowed from the county soil conservation

As part of its 10 year anniversary celebrations, Bloom was recently featured in Axios' local and national reporting. Axios Reporter Anna Spiegel highlights that while many cities pay to haul treated biosolids away, DC Water transforms them into fertilizer it sells throughout the region, generating millions in savings and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten years ago, the idea that a wastewater utility could transform biosolids into a sought-after landscaping product seemed unlikely. Today, Bloom has become one of the nation's leading examples of how innovation can convert an everyday waste stream into environmental, economic and community value. This August,

Since 2018, local nonprofit DC Natives has built hundreds of pollinator gardens throughout the city to create healthier, more beautiful habitats for both DC residents and our vital pollinators. In the last year, DC Natives has started using Bloom, as well as our Blue Plains greenhouse, to expand their

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

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