Spring into Composting on Saturday, April 25!
Join the City of Asheville, Buncombe County and Danny's Dumpster for the Spring into Composting event Saturday, April 25 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Stephens-Lee Community Center.
Department: Sustainability
Food Scraps Drop Off FAQs
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Community Invited to April 18 Conversation on Resilience Hubs
Join the conversation: Community is invited to a conversation about resilience hubs - Saturday, April 18 10-3:00 p.m. -- Drop In!
Earth Month Is Almost Here!
Winter felt especially cold this year, making the arrival of Spring and Earth Month extra sweet. Check out some great ideas for getting out into the sun, soil, and community.
Boost your garden with biochar: Free workshop and giveaway March 27
Spring planting is just around the corner, and this year you can treat your soil to some carbon-rich biochar charged with compost.
Food scraps program adds new drop-off location
The newest drop-off site at the North Asheville Community Center is accessible 24/7 and uses locally made Bearicade Bins to keep curious and hungry wildlife from exploring.
Resilience Hubs Mapping Project Underway to Inform Network Development
To better understand and strengthen these community-led efforts, the City of Asheville has contracted with Thrive Asheville to conduct a Resilience Hub Mapping Project as part of the Elevate AVL and Climate Resilience work.
Composting
Feed the landscape, not the landfill with fun and sustainable backyard composting.
Resilience Hub Mapping
In the wake of Helene, neighbors helped neighbors, community spaces transformed into distribution centers, and trusted local organizations rapidly mobilized to provide critical services. Now, we have an opportunity to learn from this organic response and learn from community and city-led storm response initiatives to build a more resilient future.
Stronger Together: Stories from AVL’s neighborhoods post-Helene
As Helene recovery continues to unfold, strengthening our ability to withstand and bounce back from future disruptions, our community continues to reflect on the ways that we came together as neighbors. As part of the reflection, city staff spent time interviewing community members to understand what happened in the aftermath of Helene and how people responded.
Come Take Part in the City’s Holiday Free Store!
Do you have items cluttering your home that are still in good condition? Or are you looking for some free items ahead of the holidays? If so, come to the City’s Holiday Free Store on Dec 13 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center.