Schmelly's Dirt Farm

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Schmelly's Dirt Farm

Schmelly's Dirt Farm Pickin up the schmelly stuff for Greater New Orleans. Compost pickup & delivery. We recycle organic material into compost so you can grow healthy food.

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.

03/24/2025

it feels like spring just cascaded down upon us, and here we are: the flowers are in bloom, and more are coming 🪻
schmelly's is open to the public every Sat 9am-1pm. pickup appointments for weekdays can be made from our website. deliveries? yup, send us your request from the form online ▶️ you know the deal: ✨link in bio✨
love you, new orleans 💖

02/28/2025

HMG! closed Sat Mar 1 for all garden material sales (soil, compost, mulch, etc.)

FYI we will still pickup food scrap compost from our restaurant & cafe clients Saturday

regular hours restart after Mardi Gras

have funnnnn! 💫💚💜💛

02/20/2025

winter so far...

02/13/2025

we'll take em! Saturday 9am-1pm or by appointments only 💫 no dumping 🚫 here's the scoop: make an appointment from our website -- option to drop-off your yard scraps or we can pickup.

THERE IS A FEE for this service so we can support our operation & pay our employees a living wage. so NO DUMPING please 🙏 DM if u have questions 🌎 love ya

02/04/2025

need some fast draining soil for a rain garden? ⛲🏡 we've got backstock of our Rain Garden Soil available on discount @ $30/cu.yard. place your order thru our website for delivery or pickup. SCHMELL YA LATER 👃

01/21/2025

come see us! ❄️
Jan+Feb hours...
* drop-in:
saturdays 9am-1pm
* pickup appointments:
tue, thu, fri, sat mornings
* delivery appointments:
tuesdays + fridays

01/04/2025

jan books open. head to schmellys.com to place your order & make an appointment 🔗💚

12/23/2024

our carbon feedstock is full of mycelium these days, much thanks to they have become a fantastic partner in our journey to create even better compost, exploring how to work with mycelium in our static window systems.

DM us know if you want to nerd out about microbes & compost!

11/04/2024

this is the place to take your old pumpkins!

09/26/2024

COME GET IT 🌟 open hours every Sat 8-noon starting Sep 28.

bulk soil pickup at our Hollygrove site: compost, garden soil, mulch, pine straw.

bring a pickup truck 🛻 for orders over 0.5cu.yds (14cu.ft). smaller orders we can bag it & pack your Prius 🚗. questions? visit our website for products & prices, or DM us.

09/14/2024

our office power has been out since Wed, AND our dump truck is in the shop 😩 thx for your patience 🖤

NEED SOIL? We will be open for pickups only this Saturday 9/14: 8am till noon! c'mon by 8301 Olive St in Hollygrove ✌️

Summer job openings! Part-time early morning work (7am till 1ish). email dirt@schmellys.com with some info about you & a...

06/12/2024

Summer job openings! Part-time early morning work (7am till 1ish). email [email protected] with some info about you & any questions you have. Thx!

05/15/2024

📣 NOW OPEN 📣 The New Orleans Community Urban Agriculture Micro-Grant Fund 🌟

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We are excited to announce that with the amazing support of the USDA’s Farm Services Agency, we are administering a $500,000 micro-granting program over the next five years. This program is meant to support the development of New Orleans urban agriculture, make infrastructure investments in traditionally underserved producers, and generally connect farmers to the services that our new Urban Service Center offers.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2024

WHAT IS THE MICRO-GRANT FUND?

The USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA) has recently opened an office here in New Orleans and they are working to build community with growers. We are so excited they are resourcing us to do an innovative and collaborative project that allows for redistribution of grant funds to the community. This fund, with micro-grants ranging from $500 to $10,000, aims to expand the growth of urban agriculture in New Orleans. The fund specifically targets:

Financial assistance for innovative projects that contribute to sustainability
Community-driven farming initiatives
Infrastructure investments for traditionally underserved producers
Connecting farmers to the services that our new USDA Urban Service Center offers

HOW ARE WE ADMINISTERING THE FUNDING?

SPROUT believes in community control of food systems, and we have endeavored to pilot a community board to make decisions about this funding.

Forty organizations and individuals will be engaged to make group decisions and build processes around this endeavor. To name a few: Crescent City Farmer’s Market, For The Horticulture, NewCorp, Sông CDC, The Greater New Orlean’s Grower’s Alliance, Southern University, Louisiana State University Ag Extension, Recirculating Farms, and Familias Unidas en Acción.

05/03/2024

it's happening 🛞 fill out our fun online request form at schmellys.com ➡️ now with NEW & IMPROVED scheduling function ✨✨ 🚚 love y'all 💋

Address

8301 Olive Street
New Orleans, LA
70118

Telephone

(504) 535-4769

Website

http://schmellys.com/

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We envision a city with healthy soil and people empowered to grow & share good food. Schmelly's offers compost pickup for Greater New Orleans commercial food service industries, residential pickup for groups of 5 or more households in close proximity, supernatural ultra primo garden soil & compost for all kinds of growers, and delivery right to your farm or backyard. We also love community compost programs and offer consulting & logistics for anyone who needs it.