Looking for the perfect fertilizer for your garden oasis? You may need to look no further than your local zoo. Many of the world’s leading zoological parks are profiting from something they have plenty of: animal dung. Sold under such evocative labels as “Zoo Poo” or “Zoo Doo” this nutrient rich mixture of animal waste, food scraps, and landscaping debris have become popular among urban gardeners.
6 Places to Find Zoo Fertilizer
- Los Angeles and
- Philadelphia
- Cleveland Metroparks
- The Oregon Zoo
- Columbia South Carolina’s Riverbanks Zoo
- The Toronto Zoo
Feature Image: Manure from zoo waste. Image via Pat Hewitt, The Canadian Press.