{"id":27384,"date":"2024-08-16T19:44:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=27384"},"modified":"2026-01-07T08:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:55:44","slug":"compost-from-the-old-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/compost-from-the-old-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Compost from the Old Course &amp; Co."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-c9dd87b8e388426592dbbce348c72196\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-c9dd87b8e388426592dbbce348c72196 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-c9dd87b8e388426592dbbce348c72196 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-c9dd87b8e388426592dbbce348c72196 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-27388 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-27388 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153409-1030x773.jpg\" alt='View of a compost heap' title='Compost golf courses St. Andrews'  height=\"773\" width=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153409-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153409-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153409-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153409-scaled.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153409-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-041c1638e9e3804e985be9df00b481cd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-041c1638e9e3804e985be9df00b481cd{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-041c1638e9e3804e985be9df00b481cd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-041c1638e9e3804e985be9df00b481cd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-041c1638e9e3804e985be9df00b481cd av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Compost from the Old Course <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Co. <\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-krv1ul-605429d78254106c872e500cf4ba558e '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Compost from the <strong>Old Course<\/strong> for your own garden? No problem for the residents of <strong>St. Andrews in Scotland<\/strong>. Tucked away at the end of the small road that leads along the dunes of <strong>West Sands<\/strong>, there is a big hole\u00a0 in a green wall with a sign in front of it: compost for free. The heavy, black soil, interspersed with small pieces of roots, comes from the golf courses that the <strong>Links Trust<\/strong> runs behind the dunes: <strong>Old Course, New Course, Jubilee, Eden, Strathyrum and Balgove Course<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThey all have to be mowed, rough cut, and extensive areas cleared of invasive plants and shrubs. All the material is stored in large mounds hidden behind an earth bank next to the Jubilee course. &#8220;We have a 100 % recycling\u00a0rate,&#8221; explains <strong>Ranald Strachan<\/strong>, who leads the West Sands Ranger team, which has been responsible for sustainability on the West Sands site since 2018. It takes a good 18 months for the cuttings to become compost. 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href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153216-773x1030.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153216-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153216-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153216-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153216-scaled.jpg 924w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816_153216-529x705.jpg 529w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" class='av-horizontal-gallery-link avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='resize-full' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello' title='The earth, which has already been lifted several times' alt='' aria-label='Open image in lightbox: The earth, which has already been lifted several times'><svg version=\"1.1\" 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This is a win-win situation, as the greenkeeping team would otherwise have to dispose of the cuttings, possibly transporting them away again, which costs time, personnel,\u00a0and machinery and also generates CO2.<br \/>\nTheir own compost, on the other hand, is stored on-site. &#8220;Fertilizers and pesticides are hardly ever used on our courses anyway, so the material is also of the best quality,&#8221; says Strachan, summing up the exemplary compost concept.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/burnham-and-berrow-life-between-dunes\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QbJUi0Xzae\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/burnham-and-berrow-life-between-dunes\/\">Burnham &#038; Berrow: Life among the dunes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Burnham &#038; 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