Build a three-bay compost bin behind a host-invited Delano congregation kitchen

Congregation kitchens in Delano cook for hundreds every week and send every peel and plate scraping to the landfill, while the same site's garden beds buy soil in bags. A simple three-bay pallet compost bin closes that loop on site. Food scraps become soil for the beds that feed the next community meal. Standard: CalRecycle SB 1383 organics-diversion context + UC Master Gardener composting method; SDG 12 Responsible Consumption, SDG 2 Zero Hunger. Proof: Photos of built bin, bilingual sign, and first loaded bay with GPS/date Method (CalRecycle SB 1383 organics-diversion context + UC Master Gardener composting method; SDG 12 Responsible Consumption, SDG 2 Zero Hunger.): 1. Agree on a shaded, level site with the host at least 10 feet from the kitchen door. 2. Build a three-bay bin from pallets or lumber, each bay about 3 feet cubed, with removable front slats. 3. Post a simple greens-and-browns sign in English and Spanish on the bin. 4. Start the first bay with a layered load of kitchen greens and dry browns, watered to wrung-sponge damp. 5. Show the kitchen team the weekly turn-and-add routine. 6. Photograph the finished bin, the sign, and the started bay, and record completion with GPS and date. Done when: Photos of built bin, bilingual sign, and first loaded bay with GPS/date

Where

Host-invited congregation site yard near Main St & 9th Ave, Delano, CA 93215

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Photos of built bin, bilingual sign, and first loaded bay with GPS/date

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-01

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: USDA/SARE sustainable vegetable production + Cooperative Extension Master Gardener practices; People's Garden bed establishment. Hand-tool, DIY-safe food growing on tested/known-clean soil or raised beds.

Bring

• GPS-capable phone
• camera
• garden fork/broadfork + hand trowel
• finished compost + rake
• seeds or transplants (labeled)
• mulch (straw/leaf)
• watering can or hose

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the bed location inside the posting radius; record the GPS waypoint and photograph the bed before work.
2. 2. Clear weeds and debris; loosen the top 8-12 inches with a fork/broadfork without inverting the soil profile.
3. 3. Spread 1-2 inches of finished compost and rake the bed level.
4. 4. Sow seeds to the depth/spacing on the packet, or set transplants at their correct depth, in labeled rows.
5. 5. Water in gently to settle the soil around seeds/roots.
6. 6. Apply a light straw/leaf mulch between rows to hold moisture, keeping it off seedling stems.
7. 7. Record the crop plan, spacing, and a watering/harvest cadence for the next visit.
8. 8. Enter crop list, GPS, before/after photos, and the care cadence into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soil is untested near a pre-1978 structure, old orchard, or roadway (possible lead/contaminant) -> do not plant edibles in-ground; use a raised bed with clean imported soil and flag for a soil test.
• Out-of-season crop or a hard frost in the forecast -> adjust the crop choice or protect with cover; do not sow into a predictable loss.
• Signs of active pest/disease on transplants -> reject the affected stock and note it; never introduce a known infestation to the bed.

What counts as done

• GPS waypoint recorded inside the posting radius
• Before and after photos of the planted bed
• Crops sown/transplanted at packet-correct depth and spacing, in labeled rows
• Bed watered in and mulched, with a watering/harvest cadence recorded

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.