Visit the yard
Buy compost, soil and mulch, drop off yard and tree waste, or pick up your Compost Club compost. All of it happens at the Downtown Omaha yard. No appointment needed. The Ashland compost farm is for commercial customers by appointment, and it's covered at the bottom of this page.
Soil Dynamics Yard, Downtown Omaha
1725 Avenue G, Omaha, NE 68110
(402) 332-4710 ext. 5 · admin@soil-dynamics.com
- Monday to Friday8am to 3:30pm
- Saturday8am to noon, April through Thanksgiving
- SundayClosed
After heavy rain, call ext. 5 before you drive out. Weather closures are posted in the banner at the top of this site.
Open in Google MapsCall ext. 5Finding the yard
Fair warning: GPS alone probably won't get you to the gate. Follow these four steps instead.
Head toward the airport
From downtown Omaha, take Abbott Drive north toward Eppley Airfield.
Turn right on Avenue H
It's a small turn and easy to pass. Slow down after the river bridge.
Take the first immediate right
Right after you turn onto Avenue H.
Drive to the end of the road
The yard is at the end. Pull in and check in with the crew.
A one-minute drive-in from Abbott Drive to the gate.
When you arrive
We load your truck
Pickups and trailers get loaded with the skid steer. A half-ton pickup carries about a yard of mulch or half a yard of soil or compost.
Or bring your own containers
Buckets, bags, totes, or a tarp to line your trunk. Shovels are on site. Any amount is fine, even a few buckets.
Dropping off?
Tell the crew what's in the load and they'll point you to the right pile. Pay by cash, check or card. Fees and what we take
Contractors can apply for a credit account and ask about wholesale pricing. Products and prices
Already a Compost Club member or Gretna Sanitation customer?
Your food scraps and yard waste helped make what's in the piles, so part of this yard is already yours. Here's what you get and how to claim it.
Compost Club members
- 3 cubic feet of any soil blend, compost or mulch, included with your membership. That's about three 5-gallon buckets. You can also donate your credits to a community garden.
- 20% off any compost, soil or mulch, any time of year, in any amount.
- Unlimited yard waste drop-off. Bagged yard waste can be left outside the gate next to the Compost Club carts if we're closed.
- Curbside members: bring tree limbs and bulky yard waste free of charge.
To redeem, come during open hours, tell the crew you're a Compost Club member, and say what you'd like. Step by step on the Hillside blog
Gretna Sanitation customers
Your yard material goes to Soil Dynamics to be composted from April through November, and you get 20% off any soil, compost or mulch here, any time of year. Just give the crew the name on your Gretna Sanitation account when you check in. No card or bill needed.
Not a member yet?
The Compost Club is run by Hillside Solutions, the recycling and composting arm of our team. Drop-off Compost Club is $10 a month: bring your food scraps to one of 60+ drop-off sites around the metro. Curbside Compost Club picks up food and yard waste from your curb every week, from $25 a month. Both come with the compost credits and the 20% discount.
Join the Compost Club
Soil Dynamics Compost Farm, Ashland
Commercial customers only, by appointment
16494 292nd Street, Ashland, NE 68003
Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm · (402) 332-4710 ext. 5
This is the working farm where Nebraska yard waste, tree limbs and wood become compost and mulch, next to the Wildlife Safari Park where Andy Harpenau started composting Gretna Sanitation's yard waste in 2011. There are no retail sales here. Contractors can pick up bulk product by appointment, and we host tours for schools, businesses and community groups.
Directions: I-80 to exit 426, head south. Left on 292nd Street toward the Wildlife Safari Park. The first right is the park entrance and the second is the park exit; take the third right. Follow the rock road past the compost piles and keep right until you reach the building.
Wear closed-toe shoes. It's a composting site, so expect some odor, dust and heavy equipment. Stay with your host.
Open in Google MapsBook a pickup or tourSoil Dynamics is the composting arm of the same locally owned team as Gretna Sanitation and Hillside Solutions. How the three fit together.