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Links:

Baltimore GROW Center compost workshops

Baltimore City Food Scrap Drop-off

UMD Extension Compost Guide

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Links:
<a href="https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/grow-center">Baltimore GROW Center compost workshops</a>
<a href="https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/foodscrapdrop-off">Baltimore City Food Scrap Drop-off</a>
<a href="https://extension.umd.edu/resource/how-make-compost-home">UMD Extension Compost Guide</a>

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