Updated July 21, 2022
Tuesdays 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Sundays 10 am – 1 pm
formerly, Children's Garden – 546 E 12th St, New York, NY
Updated July 21, 2022
Tuesdays 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Sundays 10 am – 1 pm
Sunday, May 22, 2022, 1 pm – 5 pm
We will be focusing on our bokashi-composting process, including the following:
Please wear proper clothing and shoes for the garden-composting work. We have gardening/work gloves, if you don’t have or forgot to bring your own.
Sunday, April 10, 2022, 11 am – 4 pm
Garden work will include rebuilding our compost bin, bokashi compost trenching (soil amending technique), and general garden maintenance (litter picking, hand mulching, destroying rat burrows).
From April 1 to October 31:
(Updated drop-off hours will be provided for November 1 – March 31.)
Tuesdays 1:30 – 4 pm
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm
Saturdays 1 – 4 pm
Sundays 2 – 4 pm
For other food scraps drop-off sites, visit DSNY- Drop-off Composting.
Down to Earth Garden general meeting April 2, 2022, Saturday 12 pm – 1 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 12 pm – 4 pm
Garden work will include rebuilding our compost bin, bokashi compost trenching (soil amending technique), and general garden maintenance (litter picking, hand mulching, destroying rat burrows).
We accept leaves, as well as, plant discards, tree branches, and unused potted soil.
October 26 – December 30, 2021
Same time as our public food waste drop-off hours.
When the garden is open:
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm
Saturdays 2 – 4 pm
For more information and other leaf drop-off sites, visit nyc.gov/drop-fall-leaves
When the garden is open:
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm
Saturdays 2 – 4 pm
For other food scraps drop-off sites, visit DSNY- Drop-off Composting.
For our 24-hour drop-off to resume:
** Curbside Composting (organic waste pickup) — Pre-pandemic, DSNY picked up about 40% of our food waste; we composted 60% in-garden.
So, in order for a 24-hour drop-off to not overwhelm us, we need both: volunteers and DSNY to resume their pickup.
For further information, visit downtoearthgarden.org/composting
When the garden is open:
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30 pm;
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm (except Aug. 5)