Compost Collection:
We have started composting food scraps from Metropolitan Food services based in the campus cafeteria. We are layering raw vegetable and fruit peelings with leaves in holding bins in preparation for building lasagna beds. We will be able to start new lasagna beds with this partially decomposed matter which is degrading slowly.
There seems to be lots of potential to increase the food residuals we are composting. Not only do we need them for building lasagna beds for this season but we also need them for future lasagna mulching and a three bin composting setup.
We have informal offers to either start/extend green materials pickup with:
- Metropolitan Food Services has said they have coffee grinds if we want.
- Previous gardeners have stated they wish to bring compost from their homes
- The owner at the new House Pizza on Ave H has expressed interest in saving scraps for us
- Shannon’s Nursery on Ft. Hamilton Parkway has agreed to save all green cuttings for us (the amount varies) with a days notice.
- Starbucks on Hillel Place has several small bags daily and is willing to have us pick it up
- I’m sure we could get the markets on Flatbush Avenue to save scraps for us; a relationship just needs to be set up.
Here’s what we need:
- People! Who can pick up food residuals nearby drop-off at the garden, make calls to establishments to schedule pickup, inspect waste and commit to a pickup schedule
- Basic training (10 min) for inspecting green waste for contamination and for adding to holding bins
- You may need a car if your picking up from Starbucks.
- garbage bags, canvas bags if you are schlepping to garden
- Garden fork and rake for adding materials to holding bin- We now have these in our storage closet!
- Water material if you are adding it to the holding bin
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