A Signature Program
WyoFarm Composting.
A community composting program from Haderlie Farms, closing the loop on food waste in Jackson Hole and Star Valley since 1945.
WyoFarm is a division of Haderlie Farms, a family-owned operation in Thayne, Wyoming, run by Curtis and Karen Haderlie since 1945. The composting program started simply: Haderlie Farms collected vegetable scraps from businesses in Jackson to feed their pigs. The remaining food waste was composted onsite to enrich farm soil.
Curtis and Karen quickly recognized what composting could do at scale (less pesticide use, healthier soil, less waste in the landfill) and stood up WyoFarm Composting to extend the same closed-loop service to the wider community.
What the program looks like today
A closed-loop service for the valley.
25
Commercial locations served
60
Residential subscribers
Since 1945
Haderlie Farms in Thayne, WY
Onsite
Composted back into farm soil
How it works
From kitchen scrap to garden soil.
Collection
WyoFarm picks up food scraps from commercial accounts and accepts drop-offs from residential subscribers.
Sorting & education
A labor-intensive sorting step removes contamination. Generators get training so the right things end up in the right bin.
Pigs first
Vegetable scraps go to feed the farm's pigs, a natural first stop in the food-waste hierarchy.
Back to the soil
Remaining material is composted onsite at Haderlie Farms, reducing pesticide need and rebuilding soil for the next harvest.
Community education
A speaker series with Jackson Hole Land Trust.
In Summer 2023, WyoFarm partnered with the Jackson Hole Land Trust on a speaker series teaching the community about composting's benefits and how it's being applied on Land Trust greenspace. Composting awareness is core to the program's mission. Every conversation closes one more loop.