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Come to Compost for Brooklyn’s Annual Block Party!

Sunday, June 3rd, 11:00am – 5:00pm

Newkirk Avenue and East 8th St.

Come with your e-waste recycling and food scraps

Stay for the live music, workshops and baked treats

Leave with a free tree, bike bell, seeds, and raffle prizes!

  • Recycle your E-waste from 10-4 with LES Ecology Center (FAQ)
  • Dance to live music curated by Primary Records
  • Go home with a free tree (via NYRP)
  • Enter the famous raffle (donors below)
  • Visit the book sale
  • Get a free bike bell (from NYC DOT)
  • Pick up free seeds
  • Participate in a fixing session with the Fixers Collective
  • Eat great food from the bake sale
  • Check out the garden and the compost project
Workshops and Tables:
Many thanks to these organizations for donating to our raffle:
Street Gardening Workdays: Last one is Sunday, 6/10

Nature Journaling for Kids: Spring Series (ages 7-11)

Sunday, June 10, 2:30pm

Maria Newsom-Fahey will be leading this third and final nature journaling workshop of the spring, for kids aged 7 to 11 in the C4B garden. Get ready for a scavenger hunt, drawing, and other urban nature-discovery activities! RSVPs are helpful, but not required: info@compostforbrooklyn.org.

New CSA! Parkville Farmshare

A letter from Parkville Farmshare’s Caitlin Foley to C4B