Culver City Compost Give Away

May 4, 2019, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Bill Bottes Park
9800 Jefferson Blvd.,
Culver City, California 90232
For more information call Public Works Environmental Programs and Operations Customer Service at (310) 253-6400.

Compost! Healthy Soil, Healthy Food.
Get some free compost to jumpstart your gardening efforts.

Compost is used to improve or maintain high quality soil, to grow healthy plants, reduce the use of fertilizer and pesticides, improve water quality and protect the environment.

To kick off International Compost Awareness Week May 5-11, 2019, Culver City Public Works Environmental Programs and Operations Division (EPO) and American Organics (AO) is holding a free compost giveaway event in the parking lot adjacent to the Bone Yard Dog Park. Compost is used to improve or maintain high quality soil, to grow healthy plants, reduce the use of fertilizer and pesticides, improve water quality and protect the environment.

Access to the area is at the Jefferson Boulevard and Duquesne Avenue intersection. Drive up the hill entrance before the Dog Park to the parking lot on the left.

What should I bring? This is a self-haul event so bring a shovel - residents are responsible for shoveling and bagging their own compost in garbage bags, yard waste bags, reusable containers, pick-up bed or trailer.

How do I use this compost in my garden? Compost is ready to go, but recommended to be mixed together with topsoil or another gardening fill. For best growing results, a 60/40 split (60% topsoil and 40% compost) is recommended.

Where does this free compost come from? Athens, where every day is Earth Day! is Athens is part of the recycling loop by receiving local Culver City organic material and creating beneficial soil amendments to help grow healthy foods.

The compost material is OMRI Listed (Organic Materials Review Institute) and licensed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA); it is approved to be used in agricultural operations that are certified organic under the USDA National Organic Program.

 

Culver City regularly promotes and hosts community opportunities to pitch in and volunteer for clean ups.

Past event

Slightly unconventional as California cities go, Culver City celebrates Earth Day in a way that drives home the reminder to integrate eco-conscious attitudes in your daily celebrating!

Reduce your carbon footprint by walking or riding your bike in honor of Downtown Culver City's Third Wednesday Earth Day Happy Hour. 

Eco-friendly Free Entertainment, Dining and Merchant Specials. Drivers are welcome too, but be sure to carpool to a neighborhood big on protecting the environment.

Go green without spending a lot of green at boutiques and specialty stores or go healthy for the day at one of Downtown Culver City's hot spot eateries.

Culver City's downtown area is Southern California's best kept secret, featuring a wonderful mix of historic buildings, boutiques, theaters, galleries, and unique restaurants opening on to tree-lined streets.

Parking is free in municipal structures for up to two hours, or valet parking is available at three convenient Downtown locations. 

Other Culver City events include the Summer Concert and Spring Egg Hunt