UPDATE: Starting this
Wednesday, March 17th, food scraps can be dropped off for composting at Prospect Farm
every Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This drop-off time is in
addition to the weekly 11:00 a.m. to noon collection on Saturdays.
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Prospect
Farm in Windsor Terrace has announced that compost can once again be
dropped off there on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon. May 9th was the
last day that drop-offs were accepted because the garden had received an
overwhelming amount of compost. Sanitation Department curbside pick-ups
are suspended through June 30, 2021.
After a pandemic-related hiatus, Prospect Farm is now back to collecting our neighborhood's food scraps, diverting them from landfills, and making healthy and fertile compost to feed our local soils.
Every Saturday between 11am and 12pm1194 Prospect Ave (below the Seely St bridge)Mask wearing and physical distancing guidelines will be enforced so please be respectful.
Please only bring accepted materials, as listed below, to be donated to Prospect Farm and be sure to remove any produce stickers, rubber bands, and twist ties from your scraps before dumping them.Accepted:Fruit and vegetable scrapsCoffee grounds and filtersPaper tea bagsEgg and nut shellsFood-soiled paper towels and napkinsBread and grainsShredded newspaperSawdust and wood shavings from untreated woodStale beans, flour, and spicesCut or dried flowersHouseplants and potting soilFeathersBPI-Certified compostable plasticsNOT accepted:Meat or fish scrapsCheese or dairy productsFats, grease, oil, or oily foodsCat or dog fecesKitty litterColored or glossy paperSawdust made from pressure-treated plywood or lumberCoal or charcoal ashesNon-compostable materials like plastic, metals, or glassDiseased or insect-infested houseplants and soilBiodegradable plasticsReopening and expanded capacity for composting with Prospect Farm is thanks to a new partnership with Big Reuse in Gowanus.
Find all of this info and more on the website: https://prospectfarm.org/composting.You can also join the newsletter to receive updates on the garden, volunteer opportunities, and/or our composting work: http://bit.ly/PFcompost.Please donate to keep this service and garden running: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NXFFB9J4SQN92.