Who We Are

NYCLeaves is a volunteer-run, neighborhood-based coalition of community gardens, botanical gardens, greening groups, environmental organizations, City agencies and community partners dedicated to reducing the amount of useable organic material that currently ends up in our wastestream.

Project LeafDrop gives New Yorkers the opportunity to move fallen leaves from the trash bin to the compost bin where it will be transformed into fertile "brown gold" for use in local greening projects.

Questions? Comments? Skills? Want to get involved? Email us at: compost [at] nycleaves.org.

 

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All Quiet on the Compost Front? 2009

After turning our hands and hearts to family and friends for the holidays, we’re back!

wheel of compost fortune

wheel of compost fortune

MUCH gratitude to all participants and supporters who made Project LeafDrop a success!  Because of your efforts, at least seven tons of fallen leaves will be composted and returned to the soil of NYC community gardens and tree beds.

Thanks as well to a few new folks who swept in and brought even more light to our plight:

Brad Lander: Represent!

Brad Lander: Represent!

Brad Lander, civic leader and newly elected Council Member, who brought a carload of leaves to 6/15 Green. Keep composting, Brad!

Derek Denckla for depicting our community gardeners in all their leafy glory on his site, the Greenest.

Jennifer Brookland and Mike Mclaughlin for the timely Daily News article on Project LeafDrop in East New York.

And thanks especially to David Buckel from the Brooklyn Food Coalition, who is now taking the lead on leaf compost advocacy in New York City.  The latest news is this:  If you have a story to share – even just a few paragraphs – about city-sponsored compost initiatives affecting the health and sustainability of your community, please send an email to brooklynfoodjustice (at) gmail (dot) com.   The more truth we have to tell, the stronger the case for compost will be!

Wishing you a joyous and healthy new year,

NYCLeaves

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