Schmelly's Dirt Farm

Schmelly's Dirt Farm We know what it means to sniff New Orleans. Recycling organic material into compost so you can grow healthy food. Smell ya later!

We also seek to dismantle & compost racism, patriarchy & the gender binary. We envision a city with healthy soil and people empowered to grow & share good food. Schmelly’s is an organics recycling company that produces high-quality compost and soil products for the farmers & gardeners of Greater New Orleans. Since 2014, we have composted over 7 million pounds of organic material. Schmelly’s transf

orms New Orleans’ food scraps into healthy soil while fostering meaningful, uplifting, living-wage jobs. Our vision is to work together to examine and dismantle social constructs of oppression such as racism, patriarchy, and the gender binary by building the capacity of co-workers to communicate across differences in a democratic work environment.

i find it hard to capture the entirety of our compost site in a photograph. we bring in 4+ tons of food scraps each day ...
06/24/2026

i find it hard to capture the entirety of our compost site in a photograph. we bring in 4+ tons of food scraps each day & maintaining the health microbial ecosystem so we can make good compost & help farmers grow more food. its a beautiful place & we want everyone to see it & learn how this is something everyone can do everywhere, even in yr backyard.

summer is here 🌻 we'll be harder to reach in July as we are taking breaks to fix broken stuff, rest & follow other passions in life. we are still here, resting & getting ready for fall season 💚

we're looking to hire someone temporarily to help us with driving on our compost pickup routes in June. experience with ...
06/12/2026

we're looking to hire someone temporarily to help us with driving on our compost pickup routes in June. experience with a small trailer & pickup truck in the city required. you'll be working outdoors in all weather moving heavy rolling cans with a work mate. please DM if interested! references are helpful!

delivery availability paused till May! 🚚 we gotta cure our next batches of compost & repair our machines (and our bodies...
04/06/2026

delivery availability paused till May! 🚚 we gotta cure our next batches of compost & repair our machines (and our bodies 🥴)

May appointments available on our website! 🗓️

Dirt Farm Tour! 🌻 Tue April 7 @ 2pm 🌱 free! open invite, bring yr pals & some snacks. we'll cover our history, basics of...
03/30/2026

Dirt Farm Tour! 🌻 Tue April 7 @ 2pm 🌱 free! open invite, bring yr pals & some snacks. we'll cover our history, basics of large-scale composting, soil production, & surviving the economic collapse of capitalism & hetero-patriarchy. tour will last approx 45min to hourish depending on questions. if you can't make it, don't worry! we'll do it again soon! 💚💋

open "drop-in" hours every saturday march-may, 830am-1pm 💫 8301 Olive St, look for the sign on our gate 🖼️ compost, gard...
03/11/2026

open "drop-in" hours every saturday march-may, 830am-1pm 💫 8301 Olive St, look for the sign on our gate 🖼️ compost, garden soil, pine straw, *limited mulch

delivery appointments are filling up! if you've been thinking about making an appt, do it soon as wait times are increas...
03/11/2026

delivery appointments are filling up! if you've been thinking about making an appt, do it soon as wait times are increasing. we'll do what we can to keep up!

open today! sat 3/7 8:30 till 1pm 🌹 soil, compost, pine straw 🌱 we're low on basic brown mulch but got a lil
03/07/2026

open today! sat 3/7 8:30 till 1pm 🌹 soil, compost, pine straw 🌱 we're low on basic brown mulch but got a lil

🍄 get ready for spring 🌱🪺 drop-in hours this Sat Feb 21, 8:30am-12:30pm 🪴 fresh compost, garden soil, mulch & pine straw...
02/20/2026

🍄 get ready for spring 🌱🪺 drop-in hours this Sat Feb 21, 8:30am-12:30pm 🪴 fresh compost, garden soil, mulch & pine straw 🐛 schmell ya later

open Sat Feb 7 - no appt needed 🌈 8:30am till 12:30pm 🌟 compost 🌻 garden soil 🌱 pine straw 🍂 mulch 🍄 come see us!
02/05/2026

open Sat Feb 7 - no appt needed 🌈 8:30am till 12:30pm 🌟 compost 🌻 garden soil 🌱 pine straw 🍂 mulch 🍄 come see us!

🌱 open hours jan 10 & 24! ⌚8:30am-12:30pm 🛻 come get it: compost, garden soil, mulch, pine straw! 👩‍🌾
01/08/2026

🌱 open hours jan 10 & 24! ⌚8:30am-12:30pm 🛻 come get it: compost, garden soil, mulch, pine straw! 👩‍🌾

Address

8301 Olive Street
New Orleans, LA
70118

Telephone

(504) 535-4769

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