Prospect Farm Open Garden Days
Saturday, June 4th, and Sunday, June 5th, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Open Garden Days at Prospect Farm will feature garden tours and crafts for kids and adults--all for free--this Saturday, June 4th, and Sunday, June 5th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wear a mask and maintain social distance when visiting the farm.
Food scraps can be dropped off for composting this Saturday and every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to noon (and every Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.).
Only bring for composting the items listed below. Remove all stickers, rubber bands, twist ties from produce, and staples from tea bags before you dump them.
Accepted:
Fruit and vegetable scraps
Coffee grounds and filters
Paper tea bags
Egg and nut shells
Food-soiled paper towels and napkins
Bread and grains
Shredded newspaper
Sawdust and wood shavings from untreated wood
Stale beans, flour, and spices
Cut or dried flowers
Houseplants and potting soil
Feathers
BPI-Certified compostable plastics
NOT accepted:
Meat or fish scraps
Cheese or dairy products
Fats, grease, oil, or oily foods
Cat or dog feces
Kitty litter
Colored or glossy paper
Sawdust made from pressure-treated plywood or lumber
Coal or charcoal ashes
Non-compostable materials like plastic, metals, or glass
Diseased or insect-infested houseplants and soil
Biodegradable plastics
Welcome to the Prospect Farm, a non-profit, cooperative project in
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, that is working together to grow food in a
formerly vacant lot, owned by Tom Angotti and Emma Matos, with the
mission toward creating a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm
that can serve our community.
Since March 2010 Prospect Farm has been a community project development toward producing healthy local food as an alternative to industrial food. Our objective is diversity in food production and membership. We are slowly creating healthy soil through our community composting project and farm without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides.
Prospect Farm is a community association with membership open to all. Members improve and farm the land and sustain ties with local residents, businesses and organizations. We support the Brooklyn Food Coalition and other initiatives for food sovereignty and food justice.
Location
Prospect Farm
1194 Prospect Avenue (map)between Seeley and Vanderbilt streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
https://www.facebook.com/ProspectFarmBK
https://prospectfarm.org/
prospectfarmbk@gmail.com