Fecal Fest at Woodland Park Zoo

Fecal Fest is a twice yearly event where the community gets the ability to purchase larger quantities of our famous Zoo Doo compost product. Fecal Fest is usually announced in September and March.

FOR 2010:

Spring Fecal Fest Postcards can be submitted March 5-20, 2010; Pick up dates, April 16 - May 2

Fall Fecal Fest Postcards can be submitted September 1-19; Pick up dates October 2-16,2010

Also available is Bedspread, a composted mulch made from the manures and bedding of the zoo’s non-primate herbivores. Bedspread is like Zoo Doo but contains higher amounts of wood chips and sawdust. It is excellent fertile mulch for perennial beds and woody landscapes such as native gardens, rose beds, shrubs, tree rings or pathways, and is an ideal mulch and soil builder for Northwest gardens.

How:
Only one postcard per person is eligible for the drawing. Phone orders will not be taken. Send a standard postcard to Zoo Doo, Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle, WA 98103. Include the following information:

• Name
• Day/evening phone numbers
• Preference: Zoo Doo or Bedspread
• Amount of Zoo Doo or Bedspread you’d like to purchase (anything from a garbage bag to a full-size pick-up truck load)
• Weekday or weekend preference for pick-up
  

By the bucket, bin or truckbed, Zoo Doo and Bedspread are extremely popular among area gardeners.

Prices:
Zoo Doo: Pick-up truck 8x4 bed: $60; 6x4 bed: $45; 6x3 bed: $35. Garbage cans: $8 to $10; bags: $4 to $6 depending on size. Limit one full truck per person. Two-gallon and pint-sized buckets are available in the ZooStore for $14.95 and $4.95, respectively.

Bedspread: Pick-up truck 8x4 bed: $50; 6x4 bed: $35; 6x3 bed: $25. Garbage cans: $8 to $10; bags: $4 to $6 depending on size. Limit one full truck per person.