The goal of the C4 composting initiative is to establish residential curbside food scrap composting programs in three C4 bipoc communities; establish food scrap diversion operations and education in k…

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $299,437 cooperative agreement to Broadview Village Of under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The award will support establishing residential curbside food scrap composting programs in three communities and food scrap diversion operations and education in K-12 schools within those communities. It will also fund the use of finished compost in community and school landscaping and gardens. The goal is to promote urban agriculture and emerging practices like community composting. The two-year award running from May 2024 to May 2026 will help Broadview Village Of divert food waste from landfills through new municipal composting collection services and school education programs, while generating compost for local landscaping and gardening projects.

The goal of the C4 composting initiative is to establish residential curbside food scrap composting programs in three C4 bipoc communities; establish food scrap diversion operations and education in k 12 schools within these three communities; and secure finished compost for use in community and school landscaping and gardens.