Sift & Bag Your Own Compost Event

Join the QBG Compost Staff as we sift finished compost from our compost windrows. Get a tour and deep dive into the options available for backyard composting while working with a fun group of people to sift, bag and take home finished compost for your garden and house plants. Bring your own bags and gloves! If you have the capacity, we advise bringing your own dolly to transport your compost to your vehicle. Shovels and sifters will be provided.

The event is one person per registration. Any duplicate registrations will be cancelled.

***Please note: On Monday, April 11, the Garden is CLOSED. Sift & Bag participants on that day will enter as part of this event and will exit the Garden thereafter.

FREE, includes Garden Admission when applicable.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

QBG will not be providing bags for your compost. Please bring your own bags. Registration required.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

HEALTH & SAFETY

Reference current health & safety guidelines, found on our website: https://queensbotanical.org/know-before-you-go

CANCELLATIONS

In the case that an event is cancelled, you will be notified via email.

COMMUNICATIONS

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GARDEN ETIQUETTE

QBG staff strives to provide a place of peace, beauty, and safety for the quiet enjoyment of our visitors. QBG is a living museum, a collection of gardens for the study, culture, exhibition, and display of plants. We encourage our visitors to explore, enjoy, and be respectful of our plant collections and fellow guests. For more guidelines on garden etiquette: https://queensbotanical.org/etiquette

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) occasionally photographs or films visitors and activities on site to support our mission in promotional media and materials, including print, online, broadcast, and social media. By attending this event, you grant permission to QBG use your likeness in perpetuity, in all forms of print and digital media used to promote, publicize, or advertise the Garden, its activities, and programs. If you do not give QBG permission to take and use your image, you must notify an event organizer or staff when you arrive for this event. QBG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

GETTING TO QBG

By public transportation, take the number 7 subway line to Main Street, the Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing, or the Q44-SBS or Q20 bus.

For driving directions and more information: https://queensbotanical.org/directions

PARKING

Parking is available year-round during Garden open hours at the Parking Garden, located at 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing, NY 11355. For more information on fees: https://queensbotanical.org/directions

ABOUT QBG

QBG is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and real-world applications of environmental stewardship. QBG is located on property owned by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Borough President, the New York City Council, State elected officials, the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, along with corporate, foundation, and individual supporters. For more information, visit www.queensbotanical.org or call (718) 886-3800.