Compost Hub at Sunspot Urban Farm
Rod adams opening an active compost pile to add GARDEN material. TO facilitate decomposition We maintain our piles between 120 -150 F Year round.
The Pile: composting FOOD waste.
Because we are committed to improving our community—soil community and human community—we serve as a compost hub for the neighborhood and surrounding area. We welcome your kitchen waste. We have two compost piles in the backyard area between 1008 and 1004 Sunset Avenue (see map). You may bring your waste whenever it is convenient for you. Just follow a few rules, and all will be well.
1) Walk between the two houses. Just north of the greenhouse, you will see the compost piles under a large hackberry tree. Only one pile will be active; please add only to the active pile. It will be labeled "ACTIVE".
2) At the corner of the house, you will see garden shovels and rakes. Grab a shovel and dig a hole into the side of the active compost pile and throw in your kitchen waste. The DEEPER the hole the better—at least one foot deep. The digging is easy, because the pile is loose.
3) Using the shovel, chop up the waste a bit in the hole that you dug. Then cover up the hole with material from the compost pile.
4) Return the shovel to the corner of the house, and take your container home to refill.
5) All FOOD waste is welcome, even meats and bones; but please bury meats and bones deeply into the pile.
6) Items rejected by some composters are items we accept: egg shells, coffee grounds, coffee filters, fruit rinds. But we don't want non-food items, even if they are compostable. For example, we do not want egg cartons, paper plates, toothpicks, napkins, or biodegradable spoons and coffee cups.
7) If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to meeting you someday in the yard. Thank you for your interest in turning your kitchen waste into soil amendments while sequestering carbon.