Saturday, October 14, 2023, 1–3 pm at our sister garden, El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St, down the block from our garden.
Register for the workshop or use the QR code in the image below.

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 1–3 pm at our sister garden, El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St, down the block from our garden.
Register for the workshop or use the QR code in the image below.
2 pm at El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & D).
For more on other events, visit LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival (2022) or visit lungsnyc.org.
As part of LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival.
At Down to Earth Garden (546 E 12th St, corner of Ave B, East Village/Lower East Side).
Bokashi Composting Workshops
Sundays, October 9 and October 16, 2022
1 pm – 3 pm
Visit the community garden, Down to Earth Garden, where bokashi composting has been on-going since fall 2009.
We will cover the basics and make the bokashi fermentation starter.
See how we recycle food waste, all food waste (including meats, bones, dairy, etc.), by the bokashi method.
For further information, see our bokashi process page, and also visit recyclefoodwaste.org.
To volunteer and get involve with our bokashi process, sign up here.
Visit LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) lungsnyc.org.
Updated September 15, 2023
Tuesdays 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Sundays 12 pm – 4 pm
Food Waste Drop-off: all year.
—We accept all food waste, incl. meats, bones, dairy, seafood, raw, cooked, oyster and clam shells, coconut shells, etc. We also take brown paper bags, egg cartons, and compostable bowls, cups, and utensils.
When bringing plant matter, please keep them separate from the food waste.
Leaf Drop-off: all year.
—We accept leaves, plant discards, tree branches, and unused potted soil ALL YEAR ROUND.
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).
Down to Earth Garden
General garden meeting
April 2, 2022 (Sat) 12:15 – 1:09 pm
Attendees (5). In-garden (4): Lorraine Forte, Alexis Adler, Barbara Augsburger, Stefani Mar; Call-in (1): Helen Chan.
For those who attended, please reply if I missed anything.
Thanks,
Shig
Down to Earth Garden, garden coordinator
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).