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Compost Workshops

Spring Lawn Care
Sunday, March 28, 1 to 3pm
$5/person

Spring is here!  Spring is a critical time for lawns.  Join QBG’s Patty Kleinberg, lawn care expert extraordinaire, for an important introduction to natural lawn care.  Learn how to startRead More
 
Green From the Inside Out
Thursday, April 8th, 6:30pm to 9pm
Fee: Free

Solar One, in partnership with the NYC Compost Project and the NYC Department of Sanitation, presents Green From the Inside Outat Queens Botanical Garden.

Green From the Inside Out gives Queens buildingRead More

 
MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop
April 17, 2010, 2:30pm to 4pm
Fee: Free

New street trees are coming! MillionTreesNYC is a citywide program with a goal to plant and care for one million new trees across the five boroughs over the next decade. SinceRead More
 
Natural Lawn Care
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Fee: $29

Strategies for renewing your lawn in spring are vastly different from those used in autumn. Learn the secrets to a beautiful green lawn without the stressful use of chemicals.   ThisRead More
 
Backyard and Indoor Composting
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Fee: $29

No natural gardening program is complete without composting! Nature renews soil and its nutrients by recycling plant material back into the soil as humus or compost. Learn how to takeRead More
 
Composting in the City & Indoor Worm Composting
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 6pm to 8pm
Fee: $5/person

Leaves, kitchen scraps, garden trimmings, and weeds can all become garden gold through composting.  This class covers the essentials on composting, both outside in city yards and inside yourRead More

 
Hummus to Humus: Food Harvests and Compost
Sunday, June 6, 1pm to 3pm
Fee: $5/person

As the harvest season comes to an end, come learn about and experience the connections between plants, food production, and composting.  We’ll go from making tasty hummus--a thick spreadRead More

 

To register for a workshop, and for more information on the NYC Compost Project in Queens, email us at compost@queensbotanical.org or call the compost hotline at (718) 539-5296.

 

Compost programs and workshops are presented thanks to funding from the New York City Department of Sanitation.

 

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