We are open to the public every Saturday 9am-12pm
8380 Ventura Canyon Ave., Panorama City, Ca, 91402
Seasonally our weekend hours will find volunteers working in the orchards and in the garden, however our main focus is composting at the present.
We are happy to be working with LA Compost and operating both a regional hub and community drop off hub. Weekly we process several hundred pounds of food waste from the home collection service, Compostable LA as well as feilding compostable drop offs from individuals in our community. If you would like to drop off your home compostable food scraps you can do so during our weekly hours on Saturday from 9am-12pm or you can drop off anytime via the drop off drop box at the corner of our front fence. Please place your food scraps through the gate into the designated tub, take all trash (containers or plastic bags) with you, and if you can reach through and throw some wood chips on top we'd appreciate it.
Acceptable compostable items:
Anything edible or grown from the earth can be composted, a healthy compost has a variety of nitrogen and carbon sources and isn't heavy on just one ingredient. A compost pile that is well managed, with good aeration, heat and moisture can process meats and dairy- however many of the community hubs prefer not to accept meats and dairy because they are located in open, public spaces. To keep it simple...
YES: Fruits & Vegetables, Coffee Grounds & Filters, Eggshells, Shredded Newspapers, Old Flowers
NO: Meat & Dairy Scraps, Cat Litter, Pet Feces, Fats & Greasy Foods, Bioplastics*
* we know, it says compostable, but our piles break down food scraps faster than the bioplastics take to decompose. Bio-plastics can be collected and remanufactured right here in LA.
We are happy to be working with LA Compost and operating both a regional hub and community drop off hub. Weekly we process several hundred pounds of food waste from the home collection service, Compostable LA as well as feilding compostable drop offs from individuals in our community. If you would like to drop off your home compostable food scraps you can do so during our weekly hours on Saturday from 9am-12pm or you can drop off anytime via the drop off drop box at the corner of our front fence. Please place your food scraps through the gate into the designated tub, take all trash (containers or plastic bags) with you, and if you can reach through and throw some wood chips on top we'd appreciate it.
Acceptable compostable items:
Anything edible or grown from the earth can be composted, a healthy compost has a variety of nitrogen and carbon sources and isn't heavy on just one ingredient. A compost pile that is well managed, with good aeration, heat and moisture can process meats and dairy- however many of the community hubs prefer not to accept meats and dairy because they are located in open, public spaces. To keep it simple...
YES: Fruits & Vegetables, Coffee Grounds & Filters, Eggshells, Shredded Newspapers, Old Flowers
NO: Meat & Dairy Scraps, Cat Litter, Pet Feces, Fats & Greasy Foods, Bioplastics*
* we know, it says compostable, but our piles break down food scraps faster than the bioplastics take to decompose. Bio-plastics can be collected and remanufactured right here in LA.