Composting Site

I want to show that resources like the earth matter farm could help reduce climate change.

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Ecole qui participe aux classes d'eau et a participé au projet Mon école hydro citoyenne. Les élèves ont mis en place deux projets en faveur de l'eau #agirpourleau. 1. Préserver l'eau de la pollution en installant des poubelles de tris et en sensibilisant la communauté scolaire. Une animation réalisée par les élèves peut être visionnée ici :  Actualités | Classes d'eau  . 2. Favoriser le stockage d'eau dans les végétaux (évapotranspiration) et l'infiltration de l'eau dans le sol, en demandant au PO de prendre soin d'un petit bout de jardin et en installant des bacs de culture dans leur cours bétonnée (création d'ilots de fraicheur). 

The Garden of Repairs is a public bioremediation demonstration garden on unused city land in Hamilton, Ontario. The collaborators behind the project include Queer and/or Disabled artists, settler, and mixed-race gardeners. The project explores concepts of remediation, repair, responsibility and relationship to land.The project is supported through City of Hamilton's Pilot Placemaking Grant Program, a Hamilton City Enrichment Fund Grant, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Government of Ontario.

Grand Central Terminal, a historic transportation hub and architectural marvel, faces unique waste management challenges due to its 750,000 daily commuters and visitors. The constant flow of travelers, numerous food vendors, and retail establishments creates significant waste streams that often overwhelm existing disposal systems. While the terminal maintains a relatively clean appearance thanks to dedicated maintenance staff, behind-the-scenes waste sorting and recycling efforts struggle to keep pace with volume. Our mapping reveals hotspots near food courts and main concourses where improved bin placement, clearer signage, and strategic waste collection points could dramatically improve recycling rates and reduce contamination. Grand Central represents a perfect opportunity to demonstrate how efficient waste management systems can function effectively even in high-traffic urban environments.

This new community garden was established in early 2024 on site of an old garden, established on derelict land once occupied by housing. Thisd garden includes raised beds (including wheelchair accessible ones), tea shed, toolstore, herb and bee nectar/pollen plantings, wildflower meadows, bug hotel, compost heaps, hedge. Volunteers welcome. Some beds managed by local groups, others by volunteers. including local schools and nurseries, mental health groups and other community groups.

New York Harbor School students collaborate with Earth Matter, a nonprofit organization helping the public with organic collection into compost. Their goal is to reduce organic waste put into garbage by encouraging and teaching people to compost, which is precisely what happens here. Earth Matter teaches the students how to compost, and then they use that knowledge to compost for the actual school, which is why they have that big tub. It's used to grind up the organic waste and make it into compost to fertilize the plants. Over the last three years, students have diverted about 30,000 lbs of school organic waste.

Collective Retreats is an area where you can rent a place tent to stay on Governors Island. The campsite provides a scenic view of Manhattan, a unique place to be. On the other hand, the tents cost about 300-1,200 dollars per night, which I feel is a bit too much to stay for such a short amount of time.

Composting food collection happens here, waste from the school comes here and students help to sort aswell.

In this beautiful scenic landscape, you can see the Manhattan city skyline with the New York harbor in front of it and Castle Williams to the left, surrounded by a nice panoramic view of New York Harbor. Castle Williams is war of 1812 era fort, a historical military and contemporary prison, haunted house in the Coast Guard years. Its got some history. Check on NPS resources for more info and take a look around on foot - https://www.nps.gov/gois/learn/historyculture/castle-williams.htm

These bins are used to sort the Island's waste collection. You will find a bin for trash, a bin for compost, and a bin for recycling (metal, glass, plastic & beverage containers). You will see these bins throughout the island, and make sure properly sort. 

FR:  Nous sommes une jeune entreprise de l’économie sociale et solidaire, dont la mission est la collecte de déchets alimentaires, la production et la distribution de compost. Nous sommes plus d’une centaine d’Alchimistes passionnés du vivant, du sol et du compostage, présents sur plus de 10 territoires en France. Nous aimons avoir les mains dans le compost et la tête dans les étoiles, alors nous ciblons de sensibiliser et de mobiliser 7 millions de personnes d’ici 2027.

This gem of an island is our country place in the city! With vast lawns for your picnic pleasure, it has great views & the island is wonderfully car free, to boot. Governors island is open year round, so dress for the weather and enjoy! With an academic climate center in the future, there are already terrific programs that connect community, food and climate action, including Earth Matter. the Billion Oysters, Swale, the Circular Manufactory, GrowNYC and more.  There is an official Picnic Point on the south end of the island, but there are many great spots for a picnic.  There are places to buy food on the island too. 

CAT is an educational charity dedicated to researching and communicating positive solutions for environmental change. We speak to government and campaigners about policies that would help create a zero carbon Britain; we train students in all aspects of sustainability; we help schoolchildren to understand the importance of action on climate change; and we give advice to householders on what they can do in their own homes.

This excavating company helps responsibly dispose of your green waste.

This is a remarkable community garden where solar powered electricity catches the sun and powers the waterfall, tools and lighting for the shed. This community garden is maintained by local residents in association with GreenThumb, a branch of NYC Parks Department that supports converting vacant lots into beautiful community gardens. 6BC is open noon-6 on weekends, and has an event schedule online.

Bio industrial park in the making!  Regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, reclaimed public space and more !  http://dutchkillsloop.org

Siempre Verde Community Garden

We chose plants that have bird, pollinator, medicinal and food value to bring to our site: American Black Currants, Snow Berries, Coral Berries, Inland Sea Oats, Late Boneset, Asters, Solidago, Primrose and Heliopsis. All of the plants we have added to our space have been planted and will be cared for by our group of garden volunteers. We are an entirely volunteer-run community project that was started process compost in response to the DSNY's suspension of food scrap collection in the spring of 2020. On the land we manage collectively, in addition to making compost, we are growing herbs and vegetables for local mutual aid groups and community fridges along with developing a pollinator / wildlife garden. In fall 2021, we're working to expand open-hours for the community to enjoy the space and to develop programming for the youth and elderly neighbors.

The Conservancy takes care of Central Park, which delights visitors and locals alike. As of 2020, there is finally a statue depicting real women in the park, marking 100 years after women gain the right to vote...

The curriculum is centered on sustainability at the Earth School. Outdoor bins in this primary school's garden for yard waste and for students' food waste. Awesome raised bed garden on the roof.