Community Composting for Green Spaces Program
LA Compost was the grantee of the Community Composting for Green Spaces Program, Greater Los Angeles area (2022-2025).
The following Community Compost sites were funded by a grant from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) through California Climate Investments:
Los Angeles County:
Compost Hubs managed by LA Compost
Altadena Library
Arlington Garden
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Carver Middle School Compost Hub
City of Paramount Compost Co-Op
Corazon de la Gente Community Garden
Cottonwood Urban Farm
CultivaLA Farm
East Hollywood Community Garden
El Sereno Community Garden
Elysian Valley Community Garden
Griffith Park
Grow Good
Hillside LA
JACCC
John C. Fremont High School
Kindred Spirits Care Farm and Ranch
LA River and Garden Center
LA Community Action Network (LACAN)
Little Green Acres
Mariposa Nabi
Occidental College
Our Backyard Homes
Rebel Garden
Reseda Farm
Safe Place for Youth (SPY)
Santa Fe Dam
Shift Our Ways (SOW) Collective
Solano Canyon Community Garden
Compost Hub managed by Growing Roots
The Growing Roots Garden
Compost Hubs managed by Strength Based Community Change
New Beginnings Garden
LA Adventist School Compost Hub
Heart of the Harbor Community Farm
Compost Hub managed by Food ED
Monrovia Community Garden
Compost Hubs managed by Full Circle Compost
Topanga Drop Sites
Will Rogers Learning Community
John Adams Middle School
Manzanita School
Compost Hub managed by Sustainable Claremont
Condit Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School
Compost Hubs managed by Integrative Development Initiative:
Center Street Community Garden
Claremont Colleges
Fairplex Farm
Food Cycle Collective
Gente Community Garden
Sandburg Middle School
Semillas Community Farm
TBI + UG (Temple Beth Israel + Uncommon Good)
Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation
CIW (California Institution for Women)
Orange County:
Compost Hubs managed by CRECE
Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm
La Granjita
Ventura County:
Compost Hubs managed by The C.R.E.W.
Cornucopia Community Gardens
Downtown Ventura, Restore Community Garden
Ojai Community Demonstration Garden
DeAnza Middle School
Nordhoff High School
Santa Barbara County:
Compost Hubs managed by Explore Ecology
Adams Elementary
Adelante Charter School
Franklin Elementary
Harding Elementary
La Colina Junior High
La Culumbre Junior High
McKinley Elementary
Monroe Elementary
Notre Dame School
About Community Composting for Green Spaces Los Angeles:
The Community Composting for Green Spaces Program, Greater Los Angeles area is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment particularly in disadvantaged communities. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website.