Composting service
Cindervale Valley Compost · Composting service · Boise, ID
Calla Dalgleish is the operations lead at Cindervale Valley Compost, a residential composting service in Boise, and she lines up how-tos, route notices and issues on a picture wall so subscribers hear from the service on a regular beat.
Use this templateSubscriber news wall
Posts and noticesH
Holiday pickup schedulePickup route updatesRoute update
C
Compost tea or compost topdressing: which one whenFinished compost storiesHow-to post
F
Fruit season: apples, peaches and the fruit flies that followStarter bin how-tosHow-to post
D
Door hanger: your pickup day has movedPickup route updatesDoor hanger
H
Heavy rain: how we handle muddy drivewaysPickup route updatesRoute update
A
A garden bed built on our compost, from a subscriberFinished compost storiesSubscriber story
D
Door hanger: what we cannot acceptStarter bin how-tosDoor hanger
W
What our drivers see: the weight of a week of scrapsPickup route updatesSubscriber story
Tables
Posts and notices
28 sample rows · 13 columnsEvery how-to, route notice, newsletter issue and door hanger, with its picture, where it goes and where it stands.
| Title | Series | Kind | Status | Goes to | Writer | Goes out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A day on the route, in photos | Pickup route updates | Subscriber story | Idea | Valley neighbors page | Evander Rask-Mbeki | — |
| A garden bed built on our compost, from a subscriber | Finished compost stories | Subscriber story | Published | Valley neighbors page | Philippa Stannard-Oyelaran | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Adding the east hills to the route | Pickup route updates | Route update | Review | Valley neighbors page | Calla Dalgleish | — |
| Bin liners: paper bags, compostable bags, or none | Starter bin how-tos | How-to post | Published | Subscriber newsletter | Calla Dalgleish | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Citrus peels, onions and coffee grounds: yes or no | Starter bin how-tos | How-to post | Published | Subscriber newsletter | Calla Dalgleish | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Compost tea or compost topdressing: which one when | Finished compost stories | How-to post | Scheduled | Valley neighbors page | Calla Dalgleish | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Door hanger: what we cannot accept | Starter bin how-tos | Door hanger | Published | Door hangers | Philippa Stannard-Oyelaran | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Door hanger: your pickup day has moved | Pickup route updates | Door hanger | Scheduled | Door hangers | Philippa Stannard-Oyelaran | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Finished compost: a quick look at the new screening table | Finished compost stories | Subscriber story | Drafting | Subscriber newsletter | Evander Rask-Mbeki | — |
| Freezing scraps between pickups | Starter bin how-tos | How-to post | Review | Subscriber newsletter | Calla Dalgleish | — |
| Frozen bins and stuck lids | Winter pause notices | How-to post | Idea | Valley neighbors page | Evander Rask-Mbeki | — |
| Fruit season: apples, peaches and the fruit flies that follow | Starter bin how-tos | How-to post | Scheduled | Valley neighbors page | Philippa Stannard-Oyelaran | Oct 10, 2026 |
16 more rows
Series
5 sample rows · 9 columnsThe running themes the pieces belong to, with who owns each and when it runs.
| Series | What it is for | Stage | Starts | Ends | Owner | Posts and notices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring workshop season | Photos and recaps from the spring bin-building workshops. | Wrapped | Apr 20, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Calla Dalgleish | Spring workshop: build your own bin, Workshop photos from the library hall |
| Starter bin how-tos | Help new subscribers get their bin right in the first month. | Running | Jun 22, 2026 | Dec 28, 2026 | Calla Dalgleish | What goes in the kitchen bucket and what stays out, Bin liners: paper bags, compostable bags, or none, Why your bin smells and the two-minute fix, Citrus peels, onions and coffee grounds: yes or no, Door hanger: what we cannot accept, Fruit season: apples, peaches and the fruit flies that follow, Freezing scraps between pickups, Moving a bin from the garage to the curb on pickup day |
| Pickup route updates | Keep subscribers up to date when a pickup day moves. | Running | Jun 29, 2026 | Feb 22, 2027 | Evander Rask-Mbeki | Pickup days shift after the long weekend, New pickup day for the north side of the valley, What our drivers see: the weight of a week of scraps, Heavy rain: how we handle muddy driveways, Door hanger: your pickup day has moved, Holiday pickup schedule, Adding the east hills to the route, A day on the route, in photos |
| Finished compost stories | Show where the scraps end up and when to collect it. | Running | Jul 13, 2026 | Dec 14, 2026 | Calla Dalgleish | What a bin of scraps becomes in ninety days, Pick up your finished compost: bag days, A garden bed built on our compost, from a subscriber, Compost tea or compost topdressing: which one when, Orchard compost swap day, Seed-starting with sifted compost, Finished compost: a quick look at the new screening table |
| Winter pause notices | Prepare subscribers for the slower winter schedule. | Planning | Oct 26, 2026 | Jan 11, 2027 | Philippa Stannard-Oyelaran | Winter pause: what happens to your bin in January, Frozen bins and stuck lids, Winter pause door hanger |
Lists and pages
3 sample rows · 4 columnsThe subscriber newsletter, the neighborhood page and the door hangers a piece goes to, with how many people each reaches.
| Name | Where | Households reached | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Door hangers | 450 | Households on the route that week. | |
| Subscriber newsletter | Email list | 2,150 | Every active household on a pickup route. |
| Valley neighbors page | Community page | 3,890 | A public neighborhood group the service runs. |
Forms and booking
Topic for the crew
FormTopic for the crewA one-minute page where drivers and customer care suggest what to write about next.
What is the topic called? *
Which series would it go in? *
What kind of notice is it? *How-to postRoute updateNewsletter issueSubscriber storyDoor hanger
Which list should hear it?
What should subscribers learn from it?
Send it to CallaDashboards
Subscriber news numbers
Posts and noticesPieces by stage
- Published14
- Scheduled4
- Review4
- Drafting3
- Idea3
Prep hours by kind of piece
- How-to post27
- Door hanger10
- Route update7
- Subscriber story31
- Newsletter issue6
Prep hours in scheduled pieces11
Also included
- Subscriber news pipelineStage rules
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