Compost Caravan Fresno Community

Did you know Fresno already has a circular economy? Your food scraps and yard trimmings get composted every day. The contents of your green bin get transformed into healthy soil, which helps grow healthy food in local agriculture, and save water in local parks and landscaping.

Hop on the Compost Caravan to meet your local composters and find out what compost can do to improve your communities!

Event Schedule (9AM-7PM)

PART 1: Compost Site Tours (9AM-3PM)

9:00AM - Meet at Kearney Park: Welcome, Overview, Coffee provided

• 6725 W Kearney Blvd, Fresno, CA 93706

10:00-11:30AM - Yo’ville Community Garden & Cyprus Compost Company Site Tour

• Get your hands dirty at a local community compost site! Learn about the magic of transforming food scraps and yard trimmings into healthy soil for growing healthy food.

11:30-12:30PM - Lunch Provided

1:00-2:30PM - MidValley Disposal Compost Site Tour:

• Time to visit a large scale composter, right in Fresno's backyard. See how compost is managed at scale, and see the challenges and opportunities that come with managing all of Fresno's green bin collections.

PART 2: Kearny Park Compost Application Demonstration & Public Gathering (3PM-7PM)

Learn how to use compost, and see compost application equipment in action! The Parks & Solid Waste Departments at the County of Fresno will host a turf grass compost spreading demonstration on their park land. We will also demonstrate how compost can be used for stormwater management and erosion control using compost socks. This compost has been generously donated by MidValley Recycling.

This portion of the event is open to all community members.

3:00-4:00PM Growing a Regional Compost Economy Discussion: ACP & PFL will lead a guided discussion on building a regional compost economy, how collaborations strengthen markets, and open up the discussion for working through challenges and solutions. An opportunity for shared ideas and coalition building.

4:00-5:00PM Turf Grass Compost Spreading & Compost Sock/Mulch Blowing Demonstration: Lead by County of Fresno Parks Department. Earth & Turf Spreading and Finn Corp will conduct the demonstration.

5:00-7:00PM Interactive Compost Education & Tabling: Tabling opportunities for the organizers include:

• Reading Station by Fresno County Library(5-6PM): Live reading of “Composting for Community” by Michael Martinez, a children’s book. Live reading of “Compost After Reading” by Cass Marketos
• Compost Station: Local composters demonstrating their compost, and educational materials about how to compost.
• Contamination Station: ACP will provide an interactive compost screening station, and MidValley will provide examples of common contamination found in green bins.
• Compost Awareness Week Declaration: Reading of Compost Awareness Week Declaration.

Thank you to our organizing partners:

County of Fresno, City of Clovis, MidValley Recycling, Cyprus Composting Co., Fresno Metro Ministry, Sierra Resource Conservation District, F3 Local, Central Valley Community Foundation, and Turn Zero Consulting

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