Compost Carnival 2023

October 1, 2023


Join compost professionals and sustainability advocates for a Compost Carnival at Prospect Park on Sunday, October 1, from 2 - 5 p.m. with live performances and entertainment + pop-up food scrap drop-off.

This is a free event but donations are appreciated and will go towards the performers.

• Speakers include Council Members Shahana Hanif, Sandy Nurse, and Lincoln Restler.
• With performances by Hila the Earth and The Living Earth Band plus juggling acts.
• Tabling organizations include Red Hook Compost, GrowNYC, GreenThumb, The Clean Bushwick Initiative, Big Reuse, New York Botanical Garden Green-Up, BKRot, Hodge, Veggie Nuggets, Vokashi, New York League of Conservation Voters, Cornell Urban Agriculture, Brooklyn and Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Boards, and more.

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