Composting at Farm Spot
Did you know that about a third of the garbage New Yorkers throw out each day could be composted? You can do your small part in reducing some of that waste. Bring your kitchen scraps and other items from our composting guidelines and help create rich compost for the church’s beautiful gardens.
Farm Spot has started a compost bin in the garden at St. Mark’s. Located out of the way, in the garden beds behind the children’s playground, there is now a black compost bin.
Find a sealable container (large Tupperware works well) and bring your scraps when you pick up your vegetables each week. During distribution, place your scraps into one of the compost bins -- but do not put plastic bags in the compost bin.
Containers for Composting
We ask that you bring your compost to distribution in a reusable container to minimize waste and hassles. You can rinse out containers at the church. You can use any sort of reusable container you have, but if you're looking for a compost-specific container you might want to consider one of these pails: