Free Yak Manure at Alaska Zoo

0:00The Alaska Zoo in Anchorage is hooking folks up with free bags of Yakminor through September, first come, first served. They've been collecting and bagging this stuff for gardening and composting for over a decade now. There's six yaks drop about 75 pounds of poop daily, which the zoo packs into four or five bags, weighing 25 to 30 pounds each. That adds up to nearly 14,000 pounds handed out from April through September. People love it so much, they'll camp out in the parking lot, waiting for the daily drop. Zoo Curator Sam Lavin calls it a total hit thanks to yaks digesting food like cows in those four chambered stomachs for super fine fertilizer. It also cuts waste big time by skipping the dumpsters and sending it straight to yards and gardens instead. Swing by the lower parking lot near the greenhouse while supplies last and level up that summer garden without spending a dime. That's the story for today Anchorage News. Today, driven by AI.