We help you connect with nature

Connecting your food scraps to the soil, connecting you to nature through your own backyard

  • Stack of white compost buckets labeled "Compost Corner" with red lids, arranged in a pyramid shape in front of a vehicle.

    We Compost For You

    Weekly Food Scrap Pick up Service for Residents, Restaurants, Businesses and Industrial Facilities.

    Reduce your waste, reduce your Carbon Footprint and help to create something beneficial for the soil!

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  • A black compost bin next to a white wooden fence and a wooden pallet, filled with organic materials, leaves scattered on the ground.

    We help you Compost on site

    Reduce your own waste and create something beneficial. Whether in your backyard or industrial site.

    Check out our products, classes, and resources to help you Compost your food scraps

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  • Raised garden bed with various leafy vegetables and herbs, including lettuce and chives, surrounded by lush greenery in a backyard setting.

    Gardening and Homesteading Education

    Tools, classes and resources to help improve your soil in your garden or on your homestead.

    Think about the taste of fresh veg from the garden. Let’s learn together to create the yard of your dreams.

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  • Close-up of yellow flowers in front of a house with white siding, brick accents, and a patio with a table and chair.

    Landscape Design and Build

    We have partnered with Common Ground Landscape Design to help you design the regenerative yard you are dreaming of.

    Get the design, then have us build it so you can sit back and enjoy a yard designed just for you!

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  • I have learned a lot from them. Great locally owned business

    PA TV and Audio

  • Super knowledgeable on where to start when beginning a garden from scratch. Will definitely be back! Amazing knowledge and service.

    Kate Sander

  • I am super excited to have The S2DIO working with Keri and the Compost program! Not only did it make sense financially but I feel great about diverting what we can from the landfill! If all businesses took this small step, we can create long term sustainable change for our community and planet!"

    - The S2DIO Prince Albert

  • “I think the pickup is awesome and diverts SOOOO much waste!! I think it’s an absolute must for all schools.”

    King George School

  • Great quality compost! I love how Keri is working to bring permaculture principles to PA. I am also thrilled to be able to compost meat, bones and dairy, so now I create very little garbage. Definitely get the compost service!

    Estelle Hjertaas

  • I have subscribed for the compost service for a little over a year now and could not be happier! Keri is very flexible and responsive. Having the weekly pick up service makes composting so easy. Highly recommend!

    Jascia Manz

  • “We see this (composting) as a great educational opportunity for our students” ~

    John Diefenbaker Public School

  • I am so pleased with the Backyard and Compost Corner. It is important to me that food scraps and waste be put to good use, and before the Compost Corner came along this was not an option in Prince Albert. I have subscribed to compost pick-up for about two years and have always been impressed with Keri's reliability, communication, and passion.

    Jesse Campbell

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Why Choose us?

We are truly passionate about the earth and the things that grow from it and believe that healthy soils help to grow healthy food, which help to make healthy humans who in turn make healthier communities and a healthier world!

Our Passion

We believe that humans can be a force for good and regenerate and nurture our landscapes, and outdoor spaces to help all living things on this earth thrive!

We see the good in the world

We want to learn as much as possible about being a part of our planet and we want you to join us.

We have the taken the following courses and certifications

  • Trained Compost Facility Operator

  • Master Composter Certification through the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council Received

  • Compost Training through the Soil Food Web Institute with Elaine Ingham

  • Permaculture Design Course

  • Constantly learning through teachers around us (human and nature alike)!

We are life long learners

We live work and play in this community and we love it here! The more that we can do to support our neighbors and our community members is a win for us. Whether that’s selling locally made products, partnering with other local businesses to service you, hosting events in our local community, or donating our time and money to local charities.

We support local

Our whole business is based around making the world a better place for humans to thrive. We do that through our services by providing ways for our customers to reduce their waste, creating better soils with our compost etc… Our decision making process within the business revolves around the three permaculture ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in order to ensure that our decisions will be the best for the earth and our people for generations to come.

Our Sustainable Practices

CONTACT US

Mailing Address: 1360 4th Street East

Phone: (306)960-5225

Email: keri@thebackyardpa.ca

Logo for 'The Backyard' featuring a stylized gray shovel with green leaves and brown soil.
Logo for Compost Corner Waste Reduction Services featuring three green leaves forming a circular pattern above the company name.