Let's say you live here on the Island, or regularly visit, and don't have your own compost pile. You now have a way to compost your organic matter...
Compost
Community Compost
Beginning in July, our community compost program will be up and running. Our goal is to recycle the kitchen and yard waste from Island households and businesses, up to the holding capacity of our structure, diverting the waste from being dumped and carted off-island. All while producing black soil to enrich our gardens and orchards.
Community Compost
We will begin to accept compost materials at a new three-bin collection site located at Gathering Ground. Stay tuned for more information in the...
Lasagna Gardening…demystified.
This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. By Steve Waldron Russell and Alessandra Rolffs gave a demonstration on how to create...
What is Lasagna Gardening? [demo]
Join the Art and Nature Center and Gathering Ground Thursday, June 29, 10 AM at Gathering Ground on Airport Rd For a presentation on lasagna...
Visiting the Island School
Russell enjoyed helping students at the island school with their composting projects.