Style Guide: Celebration of Compost Critters Party

 Let’s celebrate our tiniest, most unsung neighbors, the critters who turn our garbage to compost gold.  

Behind every handful of rich, earthy compost is a bustling underground crew working overtime. A healthy compost pile hosts over 10 billion microbes per gram—each one turning scraps into soil gold. 

Every hero deserves a party. 

 Crown a box full of compost as 

"Guest of Honor" on a pedestal at the entrance. Add a brown paper banner with a punny tribute like “Rot Stars: Composting Critters on Duty.”

Cover tables with compostable brown paper and adorn with arrangements of herbs, fresh-picked flowers or veggies 

Offer selfie signs with punny sayings like "Let's Rot and Roll" or  "Let's Get Dirty."

 Handheld plant-based bites mean no dishes required. Think veggie sliders, deviled eggs, spring rolls, brownies, — served in edible waffle bowls or compostable napkins only. 

Post a sign directing guests to deposit food scraps and napkins into the compost bin. See sample in POP Extras.

Toast each addition to the bin: "Three cheers for compost critters!" 

 Serve dirty martinis or a Mud Bar: coffee, plant-based creamers, whipped cream, sprinkles. 

Skip the non-compostable plastics and offer reusable cups and glasses.

 Set up a place for guests to add their own lines to an Ode to Compost poem.

Quiz guests on facts and myths. 

 Festoon the winner with a paper sash declaring them a Rot Star.

•  Serve only seasonal, organic, local produce, eggs, or grains
• Use natural and upcycled serving containers like tin cans, Mason jars, chipped teacups, terra cotta pots, or hollowed-out melons