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Fairfax Residents: Next Compost Delivery- Sat, June 27th

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FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS.  Come and take advantage of the second compost delivery of the year from Marin Sanitary Service. This compost is made from the food and yard waste collected in our green curbside carts.

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2020 (available while it lasts)

Pickup Location: Fairfax Pavilion Parking lot next to the ballpark fence.

Photo Credit: Hana Peck

Masks and 6-foot distancing are required while collecting your compost. Only one person should shovel at a time.

To ensure there is enough to go around, please do not take more than five 5-gallon buckets (which provides a one inch cover for a 40 square foot garden).  Bring your own containers and shovels for collection.

Use of Compost: Compost is a soil amendment that improves the water-holding capacity and structure of your soil, but too much of it can harm your plants. It is recommended that you use no more than 1-2 inches on your annuals & perennials.

This compost is for Fairfax residents only and is not for commercial use.

Let us know if you have any questions at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Virtual Backyard Compost and Soil Health Workshop

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HEALTHY SOIL MAKES YOUR GARDEN GROW

Discover how to make the soil in your garden a vital living ecosystem!

In this workshop, you will learn:

1) How to turn your food scraps into garden gold by creating your own backyard compost.

2) What you can do to prepare healthy soil.

This workshop is FREE.

We invite you to log in before 10am using the following Zoom Meeting link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85056130821

Some tips and suggestions

During this meeting please keep your audio muted unless you are called upon to speak. If you have questions during the class please use the CHAT feature to ask them and we will have the instructors address them during the question and answer portion. During this question and answer portion please use RAISE HAND feature to be called upon

To avoid slow connection and loss of your video stream we recommend you minimize all other internet usage on your local network during the class. As happens from time to time if you lose your connection you may have to log backinto the session manually,

Here are a few links which you may find helpful after the class

https://www.ediblelandscapingmadeeasy.com/

https://robertkourik.com/

https://www.fairfaxbackyardfarmer.com/

We look forward to learning with you!

 

INSTRUCTOR: AVIS LICHT

Avis Licht has a degree in from UC Berkeley in Agricultural Sciences, and apprenticed with the great horticulturist, Alan Chadwick, who brought bio-dynamic, French Intensive gardening to this country. She founded the Commonweal Garden in Bolinas 40 years ago and was instrumental in the founding of the Indian Valley College Organic Farm and Garden. She has a gardening blog that covers all aspects of gardening and uses her own 1/2 acre garden in Woodacre for teaching.

Event will be held via ZOOM!  You will be given the link after you register for the workshop.
Questions?  Write to JenniferH@sustainablefairfax.org

POSTPONED- Compost Delivery for Fairfax Residents

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FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS.  The compost delivery will be postponed due to concern about invasive bermuda grass that is growing and may contaminate the compost, as well as concern for keeping appropriate social distancing in response to the COVID-19 rules. Sign up for our newsletter on our home page to be sure you get notifications. This compost is made from the food and yard waste collected in our green curbside carts. This compost is made from the food and yard waste collected in our green curbside carts.

This compost is for Fairfax residents only and is not for commercial use.

To ensure there is enough to go around, please do not take more than five 5-gallon buckets (which provides a one inch cover for a 40 square foot garden).  Bring your own containers and shovels for collection.

Use of Compost: Compost is a soil amendment that improves the water-holding capacity and structure of your soil, but too much of it can harm your plants. It is recommended that you use no more than 1-2 inches on your annuals & perennials.

Let us know if you have any questions at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Sustainable Fairfax Board Meeting

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The  Board is a group of hard-working, community-minded individuals who have committed their time and energy to making life in Fairfax and beyond healthier, stronger, and more sustainable.  Sustainable Fairfax welcomes new energy and talent.

Next Meeting: Monday, March 9- 6:00pm.

Feel free to connect with a Board member if you have any questions.

Zero Waste Committee Meeting

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Are you interested in working with a group of fun and creative people on solutions to reduce landfill waste (especially plastic) in our town and beyond?

Sustainable Fairfax’s zero waste program provides many opportunities to get involved, from educating residents and businesses about how to limit waste, to planning and participating at events.

Come join us for our first zero waste meeting of the year to see if there is something of interest you. Please let us know you are coming at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Congrats Zero Waste Schools!

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Life lessons, savings, and less to the landfill.

Twenty-nine of Marin’s 49 public K-12 schools are enrolled in the Zero Waste Schools Program, and more are coming on board every year. In Fairfax, White Hill Middle School and Manor Elementary are among the participants.At these schools, students and staff conduct a waste assessment, learn about proper sorting and set up a comprehensive recycling and composting program.

Funded by Zero Waste Marin, the Zero Waste Schools Program provides containers for indoor and outdoor discard stations as well as other equipment at no cost to the school. They also train teachers and staff, help with green team coordination and other ongoing zero waste activities. Schools that achieve their goals are certified and awarded with recognition and up to $2,500 in cash. To date, nine schools have been recognized.

Zero Waste School students learn important life lessons and keep waste out of the landfill. For example, Laurel Dell Elementary in San Rafael, one of the first schools to join the program in 2015, has increased the amount of waste that’s recycled or composted from 20% to 50%! That’s a win for the environment and helps reduce the school’s garbage bill. Every dollar not spent on waste is a dollar that can be better used educating our kids.

To learn more about the Zero Waste Schools Program, visit www.ZeroWasteMarin.org/Schools.