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New Project LeafDrop 2011 Map

Gabby — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:45:07 +0000

This fall, NYC residents can bring their bagged leaves to the locations pinpointed below. Each group has its own, unique Project LeafDrop dates and times when they’ll be accepting leaves for composting. Click the link below the map for a list of sites with specific details. Find a Project LeafDrop 2011 site near you!

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Posters You Can Customize for 2011

Gabby — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:33:14 +0000

2 Downloadable, Writable Flyers to promote your Project LeafDrop events

ProjectLeafDrop 2011 Poster

add you garden’s name, address, and open hours right into this writable pdf

and

Project LeafDrop 2011 Flyer for Participating Groups

a quick template for announcing that your garden is accepting leaves.

Happy fall and happy collecting!

Project LeafDrop 2010 Sites

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:49:19 +0000

This fall, NYC residents can bring bagged leaves to the locations pinpointed below. The dates and times each site is available can be accessed by clicking the link under the map.

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Project LeafDrop 2010

admin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:37:03 +0000

NYCLeaves invites you and your group to participate in this year’s Project LeafDrop!

We are a 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 chance to move fallen leaves from the trash bin to the compost bin.

In 2009, volunteers brought over 8 tons of leaves to Project LeafDrop sites. Leaves that would otherwise have gone into the City’s already-overburdened landfills were turned into beautiful, rich compost and mulch for community garden beds and street trees throughout the City.

With your help, we will do even better this year!

The suggested dates/times for Project LeafDrop 2010 are:

October 30 & 31, November 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 20 & 21 from 11 AM to 1 PM

But you can register any dates/times for your group and we’ll help get the word out.

Please visit our Add Your Site page and say hello at compost [at] nycleaves.org

All Quiet on the Compost Front? 2009

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:32:34 +0000

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

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, 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

new leaves 2009

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:45:29 +0000

As of November 3rd, we’re counting 18 sites in Brooklyn, two in the Bronx, two in Manhattan, and three in Queens as LeafDrop sites this fall! In addition, in the event of an overflow of leaves at any garden, we now have the gracious support of the Council on the Environment of NYC as well as bk farmyards, Vokashi, and the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition… so if your garden is on the fence about accepting leaves, you may be relieved to know that any leaves you can’t store will be transported to places where they can be composted. Maps of participating gardens for each borough can be seen on our Locations page.

And thanks to Solar One, Brooklyn Green Team, and Green Thumb for major shout-outs on their websites!