April 22, 2025
The Compost Committee is looking for several members who want to be part of this amazing squad that processes and composts eight tons of food scraps from the Coop annually at nine sites around Brooklyn. If you would like to get physical with fruit and vegetable scraps, work outdoors in beautiful gardens, and get your hands dirty, then look into the Compost Committee. (Disclaimer: Okay, it’s not always beautiful—because it is physical, outdoor work it can at times be cold, snowy or rainy—but it is always invigorating and satisfying!)
If you are reliable and can commit to a regular but flexible shift (regular day, flexible time), contact psfccompost@gmail.com.
The following shifts are available:
HAULING:
2 slots available for a very odd duck job (single person slots):
Every third Saturday, haul one brown bin of food scraps from CHIPS to GreenSpace on 4th Ave (GS4) between Union and Sackett. CHIPS is a soup kitchen across the street. Specifics: pick up a brown bin full of organic scraps, roll it across the street to GS4. Chop up the scraps and shovel them into a compost bin. Add wood shavings, mix and turn the material in the bin. This shift takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. You will be doing this shift twice in the 6-week work cycle. No vehicle needed.
9 slots available for hauling buckets of food scraps to local gardens (preferably two person teams but solo works as well):
Haul buckets of food scraps from the Coop to designated sites around Brooklyn (some sites are walkable, some will need a vehicle). You will haul on your designated day, but when you work on that day is entirely up to you. Specifics: Pick up 6–12 buckets of food scraps from the Coop and haul them to your designated garden. Chop and mix scraps with wood shavings and put into compost bins. Rinse out buckets and return them to the Coop. Make sure bucket area in the back of the Coop is in good shape. Teams haul six buckets per person. Six-week cycle.
BROWNS Delivery:
2 slots available for delivering wood shavings to various gardens (one or two person teams).
The gardens cannot compost the vegetable scraps without a carbon source. This comes in the form of wood chips gathered from Greenwood Cemetery or wood shavings gathered from various wood shops around Brooklyn. Specifics: Gather bags of wood shavings from various sites around Brooklyn (Industry City, Brooklyn Army Terminal, and other sites) and deliver them to various gardens as needed. This is generally once or twice per 6-week cycle depending on team size, availability of wood shavings and need of the gardens. These shifts offer a lot of flexibility—you are assigned a week and can work anytime during that week. Vehicle needed.
TURNERS:
1 or 2 Slots available for one or two person teams.
Specifics: Follow the directions given at your assigned garden. Usually emptying one or two compost bins, aerating other bins and preparing emptied bins for receiving new buckets of food scraps. 6-week cycle. No vehicle needed.