Remember to be Water Wise in the Garden.
Turn off the hose quickly and 
feel free to shut off any water you may find left running.
 RIGC Community Composting Area in 2015
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​RIGC Community Compost Bins were fully renovated in 2015!

​Much of the wood was donated from Build It Green now known as BigReuse.Check out the related blog post.

All gardeners COMPOST at RIGC!

If it comes from the Earth, it is best if it is returned it to the Earth. 

RIGC has compost ready to sift and use.

Click here to read more about composting with detailed information from the NYC Compost Project.

RIGC received beautiful hyper local compost from the NYC Compost Project hosted by BigReuse!

PictureFirst crocuses up in RIGC Spring 2015
When you go out to the garden to start spring clean up, remember to compost in your garden and in our community compost bins!  What is from the earth, returns to the earth and stays at RIGC. 

The new recycling shelf is already built and ready for the little plastic pots you may buy seedlings in. (Thanks to Vaughn and Karen!) Please place pots neatly for recycling.

Thank You, Thank You,  Thank You!

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Reduce Landfill Waste Significantly  Help Mitigate Climate Change  Bring Food Scraps on Saturdays to Haki Compost 9:00-2:00 p.m. 
For More Information Check Here
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Please check out this option as you clean out and prepare for seasonal shopping for new electronics. The Ecology Center's electronic waste reuse and recycling program offers free, responsible disposal of working and non-working electronics to New York City residents, small businesses and non-profit organizations. We offer e-waste collection events seasonally in neighborhoods throughout the city.
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The rainbow that graced our first days rejuvenating the composting bins in 2014.
More Top Composting Tips
  • Gather all green garden waste for nitrogen,and be sure to mix with the brown materials like leaves and dried plants for carbon. You will need both.  
  • Chop up your materials into smallish pieces. Turn your pile as often as you can. Each time you turn it will speed up the process.
  • Keep your compost damp but not wet. As you add material to your pile make sure that each layer is moist as it is added. During the summer your pile will dry out and the composting process will slow down.
  • Do not add any meats or pet droppings. Stick with fruit and vegetable scraps and garden organics only. A stinky pile means something is wrong.
  • Avoid all pesticides and/or herbicide treated material. (Pesticides are not allowed at RIGC)
Add the compost to your garden a few weeks before you plant. Let the compost have a chance to work into the soil. Try to mix it in and let it sit before you plant.
Click here for more step by step composting explanations.

PLASTIC POLLUTION SOLUTION COALITION

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Take five minutes to watch important video about reducing or refusing plastic use. Just click here or on the image above. Commit to further waste reduction this season & take small and large steps to protect our gardens and our planet. Video by the Plastic Pollution Coalition: Open Your Eyes  
​Submitted by gardener Karen Lee.