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binatang
binatang
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens
are there any community gardens in the area that take kitchen scraps for composting? i live near park and new york.

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  • sandcastler
    sandcastler
    I would like to know this too.
  • capt. planet
    capt. planet

    Subject: Re: composting

    binatang wrote: are there any community gardens in the area that take kitchen scraps for composting? i live near park and new york.
    You should contact Yvonne Harris at 718-774-5553. She's the manager of the Bergen Street garden bet. Nostrand and NY. They could probably use some compost over there.
  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant
    I want to know how I can compost in my apt (or ideally, my fire escape). The portable, enclosed composting containers seem so huge! Way too big for my needs.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    you can set up a worm-posting system (faster than worm-less) in one of those big tupperware file boxes. if you can't find info online, i'd call the bbg.
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    Whatchuwant wrote: I want to know how I can compost in my apt (or ideally, my fire escape). The portable, enclosed composting containers seem so huge! Way too big for my needs.
    i found a small one at crate and barrel.
    http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=754&f=29452&q=compost&fromLocation=Search&DIMID=400001&SearchPage=1
  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant
    Wow- that's cute! But it seems that it's a preliminary compost holder from kitchen to your actual compost bin "in the yard." Ha! No yard for me! I'm already gardening on my fire escape, which isn't exactly legal- I think putting a big tupperware composting system may put me over the edge with the law.
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    I was thinking that too -- I'm in the Crown Heights CSA and it seems I am always left with the ends of veggies and whatnot that just get thrown away. Maybe there's something they could put together for people to bring them compost in on pick-up days (whether a member or not) and then it could be taken somewhere that needs it. I certainly don't. I had been gardening on my fire escape...but when all my flowers got EATEN by a rodent, I got too grossed out and stopped.
  • ams
    ams
    They do composting at the garden on St Marks. It's etiher between Washington and Underhill or Underhill and Vanderbilt, not sure.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    if the crown heights CSA is looking for advice on this, they could try talking to the PH CSA (out of PS 9). they have a deal in place with the PH Community Farm (comm garden on st marks, btwn underhill and vandy).

    if a closer garden isn't willing to do it, the PHCF might -- pm me and i can put you in touch with relevant parties at PHCF.

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