The best way to learn about compost is to make it, and attending our Turn & Learn will make you a pro. Bring a water bottle, wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. If you help us make compost, you can take compost. Please bring your own container. Please note this is a volunteer event and not a pick-up event. You must volunteer at the work day to receive compost. Supplies may be limited. Registration is strongly recommended.
December 8 | January 12, 22 | February 9, 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Compost Demonstration Site
Free admission | Registration requested HERE
The NYC Compost Project, created by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in 1993, works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to make and use compost locally. NYC Compost Project programs are implemented by DSNY-funded teams at seven host organizations, including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Big Reuse, Earth Matter NY, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Queens Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, and The New York Botanical Garden. Learn more: www.nyc.gov/compostproject
Young students will learn basic art principles and create take home projects. They will draw, paint and sculpt. All materials included. Ages 6-12. Half-day and full-day options available! Full-Day $320/Half-Day $160. $20.00 Registration Fee. For information, please contact Art Lab at 718-447-8667.
The best way to learn about compost is to make it, and attending our Turn & Learn will make you a pro. Bring a water bottle, wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. If you help us make compost, you can take compost. Please bring your own container. Please note this is a volunteer event and not a pick-up event. You must volunteer at the work day to receive compost. Supplies may be limited. Registration is strongly recommended.
December 8 | January 12, 22 | February 9, 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Compost Demonstration Site
Free admission | Registration requested HERE
The NYC Compost Project, created by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in 1993, works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to make and use compost locally. NYC Compost Project programs are implemented by DSNY-funded teams at seven host organizations, including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Big Reuse, Earth Matter NY, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Queens Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, and The New York Botanical Garden. Learn more: www.nyc.gov/compostproject
What is compost? How do I make it? Do I need a bin? Do I need worms? This workshop will introduce you to compost, how it’s made, and what to do with it when it’s done.
Meet at Compost Demo Site
Free admission | Registration requested here
Why does composting matter? In this workshop you will see how your composting efforts can have a positive impact on your garden, your community, and the world around us. Prepare to roll up your sleeves as we go over the range of compost benefits and application techniques, so that you can make the most of your compost.
Meet at Compost Demo Site
Free admission | Registration requested
Join us as we dig deeper into the powerful role that compost plays in nourishing the soil and supporting the development of our favorite plants and fruiting crops. This workshop will introduce you to fascinating facts and traditional techniques that will help you use compost to support soil life in your own garden or farm.
Meet at Compost Demo Site
Free admission | Registration requested
What is compost? How do I make it? Do I need a bin? Do I need worms? This workshop will introduce you to compost, how it’s made, and what to do with it when it’s done.
Please be aware that this event will be cancelled under extreme weather conditions. All pre-registered attendees will be notified of any cancellation.
Saturday, September 14, 2019 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Meet at Compost Demo Site
Free admission | Registration requested here
The NYC Compost Project, created by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in 1993, works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to make and use compost locally. NYC Compost Project programs are implemented by DSNY-funded teams at seven host organizations, including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Big Reuse, Earth Matter NY, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Queens Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, and The New York Botanical Garden. Learn more: www.nyc.gov/compostproject
Autumn is a time for exciting changes and new beginnings—and you’re invited to celebrate them with us on October 12 at the Compost Celebration & Autumn Plant Sale!
Be the first to check out the new-and-improved Compost Demo Site by the red barn, where you’ll learn about cover crops and all types of compost bins through a new exhibit display, plus a new walkway and compost processing areas. You’ll love FREE workshops like Putting Your Garden to Bed and Bulb Planting, and you’ll get the chance to volunteer with the NYC Compost Project team to help make compost right here at Snug Harbor.
You can even purchase beautiful seasonal plants for your garden like chrysanthemums, hardy perennials, house plants and spring flowering bulbs at the first-ever Autumn Plant Sale. See you soon at this festive autumn celebration!
WHERE: Compost Demo Site (SE corner of campus by red barn)
ADMISSION: FREE
Autumn Plant Sale: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Putting Your Garden to Bed Workshop: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bulb Planting Workshop: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Turn & Learn Compost Work Day: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
In this workshop, learn methods of charcoal drawing with Reclamation exhibiting artist Julia Simoniello. This workshop is open to artists of all levels of experience, and will allow participants dedicated time to explore their work.
WHERE: Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Building G Galleries
WHEN: November 7 | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
ADMISSION: $10 | BUY TICKETS HERE
Julia Simoniello is an artist living in Staten Island, NYC. She has shown work in various group shows in galleries around Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as a few small galleries in her hometown of Staten Island. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a degree in Illustration. She is also an award-winning musician, beauty queen, and tomato gardener. Some of her visual art can be viewed at juliasimoniello.com.
Reclamation is a series of drawings and paintings by Julia Simoniello that documents the artist’s experience as a queer, femme artist living in a changing suburban landscape in a dying world.
The art will confront sexuality, femininity, death, loss, and life on Staten Island through an exploration of psychological portraiture. The art on display aims to undermine the prototypical figure as mother or object of beauty.
Reclamation is on display October 19 – Dec 29, 2019 in the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Buildings C & G)
$5 Gallery Admission | $4 Students/Seniors/Members | Free for students grades 6-12 with student ID
The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art is open Thurs – Fri, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM and Sat – Sun, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Reclamation is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. This project is made possible in part by a DCA Premier Grant from Staten Island Arts, with public funding for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Image credit: Julia Simoniello
***This event will be postponed until further notice. Learn more here. We apologize for the inconvenience.***
What is compost? How do I make it? Do I need a bin? Do I need worms? This workshop will introduce you to compost, how it’s made, and what to do with it when it’s done.
Meet at Compost Demo Site
Free admission | Registration requested here
The NYC Compost Project, created by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in 1993, works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to make and use compost locally. NYC Compost Project programs are implemented by DSNY-funded teams at seven host organizations, including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Big Reuse, Earth Matter NY, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Queens Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, and The New York Botanical Garden. Learn more: www.nyc.gov/compostproject
