Set up a kitchen compost program for the Saints Peter and Paul parish hall in Lewiston (2026-07-20)

The parish hall kitchen at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul cooks weekly community meals and currently sends all food scraps to the trash. The parish has invited help to set up a labeled collection system tied to a local compost hauler. This is a DOING rung of the same host series. Standard: USDA NRCS soil health compost-application practice standard Proof: Photo of the finished bin setup and signage plus a written log of the first collection. Method (USDA NRCS soil health compost-application practice standard): 1. Meet with the kitchen host to confirm what food scraps the program will collect. 2. Set up labeled collection bins in the kitchen prep area. 3. Post simple signage showing what belongs in the compost bin. 4. Arrange a pickup or drop-off schedule with a compost hauler or community hub. 5. Log the first week's collection weight to confirm the system works. Done when: Photo of the finished bin setup and signage plus a written log of the first collection.

Where

Church of Saints Peter and Paul parish hall kitchen, 122 Ash St, Lewiston, ME 04240

Pay

$260 proposed

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Proof

Photo of the finished bin setup and signage plus a written log of the first collection.

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-07-27

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 90–360 minutes. Method of record: Compost application per NRCS CPS 336 / CDFA Healthy Soils quantification (rate, quality, incorporation for the site) — finished compost only; assess→apply→verify

Bring

• finished compost meeting the quality spec (temperature-cured; STA/US Composting Council tested where available)
• spreader, wheelbarrow + rakes/shovels at garden scale
• camera + GPS + tape/bucket for rate calibration
• gloves + dust mask for dry material handling

Steps

1. 1. ASSESS: photograph the application area as found, record GPS boundary and area, and confirm the application rate (tons/acre or inches of depth) and compost quality documentation against the plan.
2. 2. Calibrate the rate (bucket-per-area or spreader pass test) so the applied depth matches the plan.
3. 3. Apply compost evenly across the area; keep material out of waterways, drains, and off pavement (sweep any spill back onto soil).
4. 4. Incorporate or leave surface-applied exactly per the plan (no-till surface application is valid under CPS 336).
5. 5. VERIFY: photograph the finished application from matching vantage + a depth-check photo (ruler in the applied layer) at ≥3 points; log source, quantity, rate, and date as the application record.

If it does not match the plan

• Compost not finished (hot, ammonia smell, recognizable feedstock) -> reject the load; immature compost harms the soil it should build.
• Rain forecast that would wash material to a drain before incorporation -> delay application.
• Application area drains directly to a waterway with no buffer -> route to the conservation planner for a setback plan first.

What counts as done

• Application record complete: source, quality doc, quantity, rate, area, GPS, date
• Depth-check photos at ≥3 points match the planned rate
• No compost in gutters/drains/waterways (site-perimeter photo)

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.