We’re not trying to cut into our own business here—there’s still only one place in Charlotte to look for regular, reliable food scrap pickups—but composting doesn’t require a PhD. Or an apprenticeship. Or technical skills. Or even a house or a yard, for that matter.

Resolutions are… a mixed bag. Some of us keep up with them. Some of us like the idea of keeping up with them. And still others of us fall into that same-old-same-old once spring has sprung and patio happy hours are back on the menu.

99.9% of the time, there’s nothing spectacular about the surface beneath your feet. Dirt, grass, laminate, concrete—whatever you’re standing above right now, we’re willing to bet you wouldn’t give it a second thought unless you were reading this sentence.