How-To: Befriend Your Local Barista For Free Coffee Grinds!

Free-Cycle: Used Coffee Grinds from the local coffee shop

PRO-TIP: Avoid arriving with your request during rush hour. There are days these places are already short-staffed... have mercy on them, people! (I was previously a barista at a coffee/tea house…) Make your request when it's not so busy, (but it never hurts to ask) and don't get mad if you're turned down. Try again or another location at another time. Want a better success rate? Share your garden's bounty with your local barista! They love getting to know their neighborhood regulars

Coffee Grinds Are A Source Of Nitrogen In my Garden

It's nice that I am able to source it for free in coffee shops, but even if I had no coffee shop around me, I'd have coffee at home and save the discarded remains from the cups our household consumed.