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
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative
Natalie Evans, Secretary
OKC Beautiful
Holly York, Treasurer
RSVP of Central Oklahoma
MEMBERS
Carrie Evenson
City of Midwest City
Renaldo Lemons, Jr.
Black Soil Urban Farms
Marcus Long
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Kasey Meek
OKC Beautiful
Ofelia Ochoa
Communications Chair
Dakota Turpin
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Crystal Walker
Compost Fairy, LLC
James Taylor
Scraps Community Composting
Frances Smith
Oklahoma City Farmers Market District
Staff
Morgan Sommer
Executive Assistant
Crystal Walker
Digital Communications Coordinator
Latest News
Blog Posts
Getting Creative with Food Waste
Interested in alternative ways to utilize your food waste while boosting your garden? Join us for our Getting Creative with Food Waste demonstration with board member Travis Andrews. Travis will explore ways to turn common household waste such as coffee grounds, fruit...
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