From Dirty Rags to Rich Soil (AKA Worms Eat My Clothes)
Daniel Tainow

Queens Botanical Gardens
NYC Compost

With the help of red wiggler worms, Daniel will demonstrate how to recycle cotton and wool clothing scraps (along with newspaper, hair, dryer lint, and kitchen scraps) into vermicompost. Vermicompost is a rich soil amendment that you can use in your garden and on house plants.

Daniel is the Compost Instructor at the Queens Botanical Garden. He has been an environmental educator since 1999. He learned the way of the worm while at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA and currently keeps compost in Alphabet City.

Queens Botanical Garden is located in Flushing, close to the end of the 7 subway line. Their vision is to be the botanical garden noted for presentation of plants as unique expressions of cultural traditions, and mission is to ... demonstrate environmental stewardship, promote sustainability and celebrate the rich cultural connections between people and plants. The Department of Sanitation has funded compost education projects at the City's four Botanical Gardens since 1993.

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