Borough President Stringer, Manhattan SWAB and Citizen’s Committee for NYC announced the winners of the first-ever Manhattan Community Scale Composting Contest. Twenty-three winners, including our own West 104th Street Community Garden, among other community gardens, Manhattan schools, and neighborhood organizations, will receive grants of up to $750 each to purchase equipment, tools and materials to start, expand and grow neighborhood composting programs.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer presents Composting Contest winners (West 104th St Community Garden represenative, Jean Jaworek in beige, standing behind President Stringer).”
The contest was launched to promote green and sustainable practices in Manhattan and winners were announced on the first day of Spring.
