Sustainability Demonstration Station

The Sustainability Demonstration Station features multiple sustainability practices community members can implement at their own homes with a focus on composting. Led by the City of Hendersonville's Environmental Sustainability Board, the site offers the City’s first small scale community compost drop off location. Learn more about what the site includes:

  • Various different compost bins to show different options of a compost tumbler as well as vermicomposting (worm composting)
  • Pollinator garden
  • Rain barrel
  • Bike rack

Sustainability Demonstration Station main sign    Participant learn how to compost at station    Interactive compost activity with kid

 Pollinator garden     

Resources

Discounted Compost Bins
Learn the Composting Basics
Guide to Composting

Volunteers needed

This project is a community effort and we need your help. Currently there is a need for volunteers to help monitor compost bins and volunteer with the Environmental Sustainability Board on Farmers Market days when the site will be open. If interested, please email board member, Virginia Tegel at virginiategel@gmail.com

Come visit us at one of the following Farmers Market dates or feel free to stop by anytime from 7:00a.m. to 9:00p.m.

May 3rd - International Compost Awareness Week
June 14 - Pollinator Month
July 12 - One year celebration - WNC repair cafe
August 9
September 13 - Symbolic Monarch Migration
October 11 - Seed saving

Location: Historic Train Depot (650 Maple St.) a few feet down by the overpass