International Compost Awareness Week 2024
May 5 – May 11
Join us all week for compost activities and the Compost Festival on Saturday May 11!
Our Mission
The Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association promotes the production and use of compost to support healthy environments. We are committed to civic engagement, advocacy, and education to encourage community‑wide efforts towards sustainable solutions.
Our Story
The Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association (OCASA) was incorporated as a 501c3 non-profit in January 2021, growing out of the Oklahoma Compost Conference planning committee. Our roots go back to our first conference offered in 2015, to discuss how compost is a sustainable choice that benefits local communities, businesses, and the environment. We continue to spread the richness of compost through education, advocacy, and outreach, to make compost accessible to all for the enhancement of our great state of Oklahoma.
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Terry Craghead, President
Fertile Ground Coop
T.O. Bowman, Vice President
Office of Sustainability, City of Oklahoma City
Amanda Scofield, Secretary
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Michelle Chao, Treasurer
City of Norman
MEMBERS
Travis Andrews
Skyline Urban Ministry; Native Farming Solutions
Mary Bixler
Cleveland County Health Department
Keima Borsuah
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Josh Campbell
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Kelly Dillow
Oklahoma City Zoo
Eric Duncan
City of OKC, Will Rogers Garden
Carrie Evenson
City of Midwest City
Renaldo Lemons, Jr.
Black Soil Urban Farms
Marcus Long
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Kasey Meek
OKC Beautiful
Crystal Walker
@compostfairyy
Mark Walvoord
University of Central Oklahoma
Staff
Malarie Gotcher
Executive Assistant
Ofelia Ochoa
Digital Communications Coordinator
Latest News
Blog Posts
2022 Oklahoma Compost Conference
We hosted our 8th Oklahoma Compost Conference on October 6, 2022, at Will Rogers Gardens in Oklahoma City! This year’s theme was Regener8, to convey the power of compost to regenerate soils, waters, and our lives. We had roughly 79 registrants and 20 sponsors and...
Vermicompost Workshop, September 2022
Thanks to a generous grant from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, we offered another FREE vermicomposting workshop this fall. Vermicomposting is the use of earthworms to accelerate the composting process. Registration was available on the form below,...
Compost Festival 2022
Register now for the 2022 Oklahoma Compost Festival
Medical Marijuana & Compost Seminars
The Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association (OCASA) held an online seminar series: Medical Marijuana and Compost, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 10:00am-12:00pm CST. After a short introduction, each speaker covered their topics in 30 minutes followed by...
A Successful OCC 2021
Our 7th annual Oklahoma Compost Conference (OCC) on October 15, 2021 at the Oklahoma County OSU Extension Center was another successful event! This one was made even more special by the fact that we were able to meet in-person during a lull in the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Second Worm Workshop a Success!
OCASA recently hosted a second, successful vermicomposting workshop at the OSU-Oklahoma City Farmers Market at Scissortail Park. It was beautiful weather on Saturday, September 18, and the 20+ attendees, including babies and dogs, had a great time learning, hands-on,...