The Staten Island Compost Project
Composting is nature’s way of recycling, converting household waste into a rich soil amendment which encourages soil health and plant growth. Nearly one half of what you send to the landfill can be composted, so with just a few minutes of work each week you can significantly lessen your environmental impact and increase the productivity of your garden. The NYC Compost Project on Staten Island, carried out by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, offers a variety of compost related workshops and events for residents, school groups, landscapers, community organizations, and other interested parties. The Compost Project is pleased to offer several exciting events and classes throughout the spring and summer. For further details, and to get started composting today visit us online: http://www.snug-harbor.org/compost, send us an email: compost@snug-harbor.org, or give us a call 718-425-3558.
Indoor Herb Gardening
Saturday, February 13, 12pm-2pm
Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building P, Winter Garden
All you need is a sunny window and you can grow kitchen and medicinal herbs indoors. This class will focus on the 2010 Herb of the Year, Dill, and its umbelliferous cousins: parsley, anise, caraway, and fennel. Learn helpful tips on the proper soil, sun, and watering conditions, and discover the benefits that finished compost can provide to your herbs. You will have the opportunity to plant Dill seeds in compost to begin your own herb garden at home. Supplemental texts will be provided. Workshop fee $5 per person (cash only). Registration required, send an e-mail to compost@snug-harbor.org, or call (718) 425-3557.
Trash to Treasure
Tuesday, February 23, 6 to 8 pm
Snug Harbor, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
Fresh Kills Park staff will present their plans for transforming what was formerly the world’s largest landfill into a productive and scenic expression of our capacity to restore balance to compromised landscapes. Compost Project staff will outline the simple steps involved in composting at home, a rewarding process that converts household food and yard waste into a rich soil amendment. Supplemental texts will be provided. Registration required, send an email to compost@snug-harbor.org, or call (718) 425-3557.
Master Composter Certificate Course
Application due Friday, February 26
If you’re interested in spreading compost know-how and enthusiasm with people in Staten Island consider the Master Composter Certificate Course. This train-the-trainer course is designed to promote the practice of home composting and the reduction of our city’s solid waste. This course consists of 21 hours of classroom training (including two field trips), and 30 hours of volunteer outreach service in compost education and promotion. Course material fee $40; limited scholarships are available. For more information and the online application, see the Master Composter Certificate Course.
Composting is Nature’s way of recycling, converting household waste into a rich soil amendment which encourages soil health and plant growth. It is a simple and rewarding practice that any household, organization or class can participate in. Nearly one half of what you send to the landfill can be composted, so with just a few minutes of work each week you can significantly lessen your environmental impact and increase the productivity of your garden!
The NYC Compost Project is funded and managed since 1993 by the NYC Department of Sanitation’s Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling to provide compost outreach and education in all five boroughs. The Staten Island Compost Project, carried out by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, offers a variety of compost related workshops and classes for residents, teachers, school groups, groundskeepers, landscapers, and other interested parties. These workshops are provided at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden as well as off site for schools, community organizations and the like.
Current information and services include:
Request a Workshop Arrange for your class or community group to visit and see composting in action. Or, we can come to you.
Master Composter Certificate Course If you’re interested in gaining an in-depth knowledge of composting, and sharing your know-how and enthusiasm with people in Staten Island consider the Master Composter Certificate Course. This train-the-trainer course is designed to promote the practice of home composting and the reduction of our city’s solid waste.
Composting Accessories
All items below can be purchased at the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden Entrance/Gift Shop. The Gift Shop is open from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday through Sunday.
Garden Gourmet
Cost: $ 60
The recycled plastic compost bin is available to NYC residents at cost for $60. These bins normally retail for $75 to $95. The Garden Gourmet can hold 11 cubic feet of material and weighs 29 pounds. Parts are easily assembled – no tools – just follow the diagram in the instruction booklet. Finished size is 24” x 24” x 36”.
Wing Dinger
Cost: $20
An essential tool for turning your compost. Use the Wing Dinger weekly to properly mix the materials in your compost pile.
For more information
email us at
compost@snug-harbor.org
or call our Compost Helpline at 718-425-3558
Compost Givebacks At this time there is no raw material to create more compost. The Fall 2008 Compost Givebacks were the last Givebacks until sometime in the future.
Email us at compost@snug-harbor.org
or call our Compost Helpline at 718-425-3558.
The NYC Compost Project was created by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in 1993 to provide compost outreach and education to City residents and businesses. Funded and managed through the Department of Sanitation’s Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling, the NYC Compost Project programs are carried out by Department-funded staff at the City’s Botanical Gardens and the Lower East Side Ecology Center.