Doesn't look like much, but this "black gold" is a powerhouse of the soil nutrients that plants love
Here at Southside CLT, we love compost. It’s an amazing process that turns food and yard scraps into a nutrient-rich material that’s just heavenly for soil structure and growing food. City Farm diverts some 500 pounds of waste from the waste stream per week to make compost for growing food (1,539 pounds of it a year!) in the ¾-acre space in the southside.
The love seems to be catching on! While many cities like San Francisco and Fremont are leading the way with a municipal composting system, many backyard gardeners and environmentally conscious citizens alike are turning household food waste into what many call “black gold.”
If you are interested in learning more about composting, Southside CLT is offering a FREE Plant Providence workshop on “Composting 101” taught by Sejal Lanterman who runs the URI Master Composter program. Sejal will be teaching a comprehensive lesson that will cover the composting basics, science, the “recipe”, what not to compost, what are good bins to use and how to make your own bin. The workshop will be on Saturday, October 22nd from 2-3:30pm at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.
Space is limited, please register!
Parking directions Within Roger Williams Park:
Once in the park, bear right and follow the road until you see the Casino building right in front of you
Turn left and proceed past the Betsy Williams Cottage, turning
right to go down the hill after passing the cottage
Follow the next two signs directing you to the Botanical Center.
When approaching the Botanical Center, you will see horse corrals on your left at the top of the hill.
Please park in the “URI education” lot across from the horse corrals.
There will be signs directing you to the brick building in the Botanical Center classroom. Call Sejal at 401-222-0116 if you have any questions.
