6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
Panel 1: New York City Rocks Community Composting!
Vanessa Ventola
NYC Compost Project Hosted by Queens Botanical Garden
4. Part 1: Food Scrap Collection
Over 150 FSDOs in NYC!
NYCCP @ QBG operates
5 FSDOs
● 4 are weekly
● 1 open at QBG
Receive about 5000 lb
delivery from GrowNYC
~ 1x per month
Food scraps are very clean,
collection sites are mostly
staffed
Support several gardens
and community spaces that
have opened their bins to
the public
12. People:
2010 Master Composters
Church Members
Garden Volunteers
Community Members
Space:
Church Garden
Open to public
Not community garden
Compost System:
Three bin system
Amenities:
Water
Electricity
Access to church
(restrooms)
Resources/funding:
NYCCP
15. JH Scraps (Jackson Heights Scraps Collection
to Revitalize the Areas Poor Soils)
16. People:
2012 Master Composter
2013 Master Composter
2014 Master Composter
& more!
Neighborhood Volunteers
Community Members
Space:
Land under highway
(owned by DOT)
Compost System:
Three bin system
3 Earth Machines
Table Sifter
Amenities:
Water (hydrant only)
Resources/funding:
Citizens Committee Grant
JH Beautification Group
NYCCP
18. People:
Farm Staff
2011 Master Composters
Eastern Queens Composters
Community Members
Space:
47 acre farm
Oldest continuously farmed
land in NYC
Compost System:
4 Compost Tumblers
Outdoor Worm Bin
6 Small Windrows
Amenities:
Water
Nearby buildings, restrooms,
equipment
Resources/funding:
Queens County Farm Museum
$5000 grant from outside source
19. And so many more!
Dunton Community Garden St. John’s University
Evergreen Community GardenEdgemere Farm St. James Compost