Planting for the Future
Let's say you live here on the Island, or regularly visit, and don't have your own compost pile. You now have a way to compost your organic matter. "But why is this important? Why should I compost," you might ask. Composting is nature's elegant economy. Nature's economy doesn't produce trash, instead everything old and used … Continue reading Community Composting: Why and How
Beginning in July, our community compost program will be up and running. Our goal is to recycle the kitchen and yard waste from Island households and businesses, up to the holding capacity of our structure, diverting the waste from being dumped and carted off-island. All while producing black soil to enrich our gardens and orchards.
We will begin to accept compost materials at a new three-bin collection site located at Gathering Ground. Stay tuned for more information in the spring. While we need a tractor to adequately manage a compost program of some size, we will keep the bins small for the first year which will allow it to … Continue reading Community Compost
JOIN THE ART AND NATURE CENTER AND GATHERING GROUND Thursday, June 29 10 AM at Gathering Ground on Airport Rd FOR A PRESENTATION ON LASAGNA GARDENING Join Russell Rolffs for a demonstration on lasagna gardening. Learn how to prepare a new patch of land for next year's garden by layering different types of everyday (and … Continue reading What is Lasagna Gardening? [demo]
Russell enjoyed helping students at the island school with their composting projects.
