2017 Master Composter Course Application is OPEN
The Spring 2017 NYC Master Composter Course Application is open! This intensive course covers soil and compost science, compost system designs, management of a community compost…
NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo
The NYC Outdoors! Expo is public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City.
Who should attend? Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizations
Wiggle Your Way Into Composting
Learn how worms work their magic, converting kitchen scraps into a rich organic fertilizer, and reducing our carbon footprints.
Composting With Worms: Indoor Vermicomposting Demystified at the Brooklyn Brainery
Composting can seem too hard for the average citizen, but in this class, you’ll learn how easy it can be. We’ll talk through the basics of indoor vermicomposting (composting with worms) and how you can do your part to reduce your food waste.
Each participant will construct a bin, fill it with bedding, add some red wiggler worms, and watch them go to work!
Trash: New York City’s Battle with Garbage
This class will trace New York City’s protracted struggle to contain its solid waste burden, from the 19th century to the present.
Learn more at the Brooklyn Brainery!
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.…
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.…
Sustainability Workshop Series at Hudson River Park: Outdoor Composting
Learn how to set up an outdoor composting bin and get troubleshooting tips from NYC Compost Project educators.
GreenThumb Workshop: Community Composting Operations – Scaling Up
Join Earth Matter/NYC Compost Project and GreenThumb as they tour the Earth Matter composting system on Governor’s Island and learn advanced composting techniques, such as forced aeration and browns recipe from fellow gardeners and compost experts.
How to Build a Three-Bin Compost System
Join NYC Green Thumb as they begin construction of a three-bin compost system.
Springtime Compost Workshop, Workday, and Street Tree Care
Learn how to convert your yard waste and kitchen scraps into a rich, organic fertilizer to feed back to your plants, just like nature intended.
Promote Composting as a GrowNYC Volunteer
Volunteer with GrowNYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education to promote organics diversion for composting in New York City.
Promote Composting as a GrowNYC Volunteer
Volunteer with GrowNYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education to promote organics diversion for composting in New York City.
Community Compost Windrow Build with Earth Matter
Help Earth Matter process over 10,000 lbs of neighbor farm market food scraps with equal amounts of Governors Island “browns” to build a windrow!