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
Amanda Scofield, President
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Mary Bixler, Vice President
Cleveland County Health Department
Secretary
Open Position
Lisa Walvoord, Treasurer
MEMBERS
Kasey Meek
OKC Beautiful
Crystal Walker
Compost Fairy, LLC
Natalie Evans
Program & Marketing Director of Oklahoma City Beautiful
Holly York
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma
Ofelia Ochoa, Board Member
Fertile Ground Cooperative
Carrie Evenson
City of Midwest City
Renaldo Lemons, Jr.
Black Soil Urban Farms
Marcus Long
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Staff
Crystal Walker
Executive Assistant & Digital Communications
Latest News
Blog Posts
Compost Festival 2023
We hope you will join us to celebrate compost at this year’s Oklahoma Compost Festival on Saturday, May 13, as the culminating event of International Compost Awareness Week (May 7-13). This year’s festival, the 3rd annual for Oklahoma, will be located at...
Backyard Composting – DIY Bin
Attendees came to learn about the basics of composting their food and organic waste in their own backyard. This demonstration, led by OCASA board members Keima Borsuah and Amanda Scofield, included information to get started composting, handouts for later reference,...
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...