[Communications] ideas for composting

[Julie Samuels]

Nancy,  I think the best thing you can do first is have someone invited who
can talk to a gathering of your gardeners and tell them what they need to
know about what to compost and how.  And a way to keep passers-by from
dumping trash in the bins wold be to create a 'cap" to cover the top of the
bins and maybe post a sign  saying something like this: - "You are invited
to visit our garden and have some compost if you need it.  Please don't put
any trash in the bins, it prevents the compost from composting!  "   Also,
put a large container (an old garbage bin) next to the bins and post a sign
that says "trash goes in here"

We can provide you with a "speaker" if you think that would be helpful.
And one other thing ....would be to create a water-proof poster placed next
to the bins that lists what can go into the bins and what shouldn't . And
put the  list in your newsletter or print it out and give one to all the
gardeners.

If nothing here sounds helpful, share why it doesn't and what you think we
could do that would be better.

In the meantime - stay healthy and well!
Julie

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 8:29 AM Nancy Kaufmann via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> Dear Fellow Gardeners,
>
> Two years ago our community garden had to reluctantly give up our compost
> bins. The problem had come to a head when we faced an untenable situation.
> Gardeners were tossing in coarse branches and vines instead of cutting them
> up. Outsiders from the neighborhood were tossing in extraneous items such
> as clothing, backpacks, and just plain trash. This left us individual
> gardeners with having to tote away our own weedings, a valuable biomatter
> for composting.
>
> Are there other gardens out there that have managed to successfully keep
> up compost bins where gardeners are disciplined and where  inappropriate
> material from the outsiders is avoided?
>
> Nancy Kaufmann
> Senn Unity Garden
> Edgewater, Chicago
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