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While muckraking is deeply rooted in journalism, it has branched out quite nicely into other fields as well.

Horticulture, for one.

That was the scoop shared last week by environmental engineer Tammy Thomas, who outlined findings from a local four-year compost field study during a briskly-paced 20-minute presentation before the La Conner Town Council, Mayor Ramon Hayes and other town officials.

Thomas termed the use of compost in tree-cropping as “very promising” based on extensive trials conducted in the La Conner area.

The La Conner Waste Water Treatment Plant has for years sold compo...