Whole Foods' Compost Giveaway

Mark your calendar for Saturday.  Whole Foods has a super popular tradition of giving away compost around Earth Day, and this year is no exception.  Note that it's happening at Hawthorne Gardens at the address below.  Here are the details from Whole Foods:

Annual Compost Giveaway

Saturday, April 20th

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hawthorne Gardens, FREE

Join Whole Foods Market Pearl Street and Ideal Market at Hawthorne Gardens for our annual Earth Month compost giveaway! We'll have 30 yards of compost up for the taking. Get there early, cause when it's gone, it's gone!

Hawthorne/Growing Gardens
1630 Hawthorn Avenue ~ Boulder, Colorado 80304

Compost And More From Whole Foods

Counting down towards Earth Day on Sunday, the Pearl Street Whole Foods will offer a series of events, including electronics recycling and the ever-popular compost giveway, to be held at Growing Gardens this year. Here are the details from them:

Friday, April 20th

Electronics Recycling and Green Vendor Fair
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM FREE
Whole Foods Market Pearl Street

Our friends from Techno Rescue will once again be on-hand to help you recycle all of your electronics in celebration of Earth Month. Stop by between the hours of 3-7pm to drop off your hard-to-recycle items. The service is absolutely FREE. Note: No early drop-off is permitted. Items must be delivered during event hours.

Saturday, April 21st

Compost Giveaway at Growing Gardens
10:00 AM FREE
1630 Hawthorn Ave, Boulder, CO 80304

We’re hosting our annual compost giveaway with our friends at Growing Gardens this year. We’ve got 30 yards to give away to the first customers who show up with a smile and some muscle. Each customer will be entitled to two free bags of compost! Come early cause when it’s gone, it’s gone.

Growing Gardens is located at: 1630 Hawthorn Ave, Boulder, CO 80304. For more information and directions, visit http://www.growinggardens.org/map-to-gre…

Sunday, April 22nd

Picnic for the Planet with the Nature Conservancy
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Varies
Whole Foods Market Pearl Street West Patio

We’re celebrating Earth Day with our friends from The Nature Conservancy by hosting the world’s largest picnic! Stop by with the whole family for a day full of fun, music, creativity and sustainability.

Compost Class Tomorrow

Cranking up towards Earth Day this coming weekend, the Whole Foods store in Superior will offer an Earth Day tour and compost class tomorrow. Here's what they say:

Tuesday, April 17th

Earth Day Tour and Compost Class
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Free
Superior Store

Tour our produce dept. and learn how to compost for a great summer vegetable garden from the experts. Receive a bag of compost to start your garden.

Another Compost Give-A-Way

This time it will be the Superior Whole Foods getting into the act, fittingly on Earth Day. Here's what they say: "Friday, April 22nd Earth Day Compost Give-a-Way 7:30am-7:00pm Free Bring your shovel, your own container and get your garden ready for planting! We will have compost out in our parking lot for anyone who would like to come and pick some up!"

Free Compost At Whole Foods

Put it on your calendar. In honor of Earth Month, the Pearl Street Whole Foods plans to give away free bags of compost starting at 10 am on April 14th until they're gone. Here's what they say:

"Thursday, April 14th
Compost Give-A-Way
10 am-till it is gone! FREE
Happy Earth Month Boulder Community!
We will be giving away Free bags of compost starting at 10 am till it is gone.
We hope it inspires you to grow an amazing home garden this year!"

Also, start thinking about Earth Day proper, which will be coming up on April 22nd.