Philadelphia Parks & Recreation is looking to beef up its Community Compost Network by adding 10 new compost sites citywide. This initiative falls under the Farm Philly program, dedicated to making Philadelphia a bit more verdant and reducing waste.
The call is open to a range of public spaces like community gardens, schools, or churches, in fact, any public space willing to take on composting responsibilities. Applicants must embrace the collection of food scraps and wrangle a group of volunteers to keep the compost coming. According to the City of Philadelphia, the chosen sites will be gifted with the essentials—free composting tools, and some proper training to boot.
If you're raring to apply, the online form awaits your proposal until Friday. And, if the composting gods are in your favor, you'll be hearing good news by the end of the month. The successful applicants will score a three-bin compost system courtesy of a collaboration with PowerCorpsPHL. The package comes complete with shovels, thermometers, and wheelbarrows to get you started.
