Compost & Community: How to Compost with LES Ecology

​​PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is open to the public and NYU Community (active students, staff, and faculty). If you are part of the NYU community, use your nyu.edu email during registration and select the NYU ticket type. Otherwise, select the public ticket type. Thank you!

​Join us for a workshop on community composting in New York City, led by Lia Lucero from the LES Ecology Center. Get ready for hands-on activities and valuable insights into how composting can help fight food waste—both on an individual level and within a larger, systemic context.

​Lia (she/her) is the Community Engagement Manager at the LES Ecology Center, where she leads compost education and training efforts. She has been actively involved in community composting initiatives for over a decade. Lia holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and is certified as a Master Composter and Citizen Pruner. She apprenticed at Earth Matter's Compost Learning Center and received training from the Compost Research and Education Foundation. Lia currently serves as a steering committee member of the Community Composting Coalition, managed by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

​​​​This workshop will take place in-person at the NYU MakerSpace. Looking forward to seeing you here!