Crazy for Composting 2024:
The Past, Present, and Future
of Community Composting in NYC
Saturday, March 16, 2024
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. | At the Garden
New York Botanical Garden • Ross Hall
2950 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY, 10458
Get Crazy for Composting with NYBG’s Bronx Green-Up and friends! Join us for this mini-compost conference to celebrate community composting in New York City. Enjoy presentations, a panel discussion, compost workshops, and network with other compost enthusiasts. Connect with environmental organizations offering educational, technical, and grant resources. Learn from and elevate the voices of community composters in NYC who are diverting organic waste from landfills, revitalizing our soils to grow food, building resilient communities, and promoting environmental justice.
Please arrive by 9:45 a.m. to sign up for workshops and enter for raffle prizes. To minimize waste at this event, we encourage attendees to bring their own lunch and reusable cups.
Event Details
- 9:30–10 a.m. | Resource Tables & Workshop Sign-Up • Ross Gallery
- 10–11:15 a.m. | Opening the Space & Presentations • Ross Hall
- 11:15–11:30 a.m. | Coffee Break* & Resource Tables • Ross Gallery
*Coffee and light refreshments provided - 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Panel Discussion: The Past, Present and Future of Community Composting in NYC • Ross Hall
- 1–1:15 p.m. | Announce Raffle Winners • Ross Hall
- 1:15–2:15 p.m. | Lunch Break
- 2:15–3:45 p.m. | Workshops (6 options) • Watson Education Building