From Eggshells to Black Gold: Ecological Cultural Initiative's Community Compost Program - 27 East

From Eggshells to Black Gold: Ecological Cultural Initiative’s Community Compost Program

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Tony Romano of the Ecological Cultural Initiative offered a tour of its community compost project at St. Joseph Villas in Hampton Bays. Above,  a collection bin.    KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano of the Ecological Cultural Initiative offered a tour of its community compost project at St. Joseph Villas in Hampton Bays. Above, a collection bin. KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano and Joe Lamport of Ecological Cultural Initiative at the entrance to the garden  and community compost project at St. Joseph Villas in Hampton Bays.    KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano and Joe Lamport of Ecological Cultural Initiative at the entrance to the garden and community compost project at St. Joseph Villas in Hampton Bays. KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano of the Ecological Cultural Initiative with one of three compost bins crafted of repurposed materials. ECI is running a community compost project at St. Joseph's Villas in Hampton Bays.     KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano of the Ecological Cultural Initiative with one of three compost bins crafted of repurposed materials. ECI is running a community compost project at St. Joseph's Villas in Hampton Bays. KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano of Ecological Cultural Initiative at the station where participants in their community compost project weigh  their food scraps.    KITTY MERRILL

Tony Romano of Ecological Cultural Initiative at the station where participants in their community compost project weigh their food scraps. KITTY MERRILL

The proceeds of the Ecological Cultural Initiative's community compost project:

The proceeds of the Ecological Cultural Initiative's community compost project: "black gold" that enriches gardens. KITTY MERRILL

The next door neighbor to the Ecological Cultural Initiative project at St. Joseph's Villas in Hampton Bays -- an emu that likes apples.    KITTY MERRILL

The next door neighbor to the Ecological Cultural Initiative project at St. Joseph's Villas in Hampton Bays -- an emu that likes apples. KITTY MERRILL

Visions in Steel sculptures by Fritz Cass are found at the Ecological Cultural Initiative site in Hampton Bays.   KITTY MERRILL

Visions in Steel sculptures by Fritz Cass are found at the Ecological Cultural Initiative site in Hampton Bays. KITTY MERRILL

Kinetic sculptures , including two mermaid sisters, adorn the Ecological Cultural Initiative site.    KITTY MERRILL

Kinetic sculptures , including two mermaid sisters, adorn the Ecological Cultural Initiative site. KITTY MERRILL

Kitty Merrill on Mar 8, 2023
Three quirky bins crafted out of repurposed materials — one from eastern cedars from the town transfer station, another from wood from the gift shop at the Parrish Art Museum,... more

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