2024 Garden Resource Day: SF’s Free Compost Giveaway (Five 5 Gallon Buckets Per Household)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Start a family garden this Spring?

Come join us at McLaren Park for free garden supplies. Bring your own buckets and get free compost, mulch, seeds, plant starters, and other great gardening resources.

San Francisco Rec and Park’s Urban Agriculture Program provides free materials for the backyard gardener, community gardener, or urban farmer through regularly scheduled Garden Resource Days.

2024 Garden Resource Days
Hosted by SF Recreation & Parks, Sponsored by SF Environment
Saturday, April 6, 2024 | 10a-1p
McLaren Park (parking lot for Gleneagles Golf Course), 2100 Sunnydale Ave. SF
FREE – bring your own bucket

• Español SF: Venga y obtenga acolchado y abono GRATIS para su jardín familiar en McLaren Park el sábado, 6 de abril de 10am a 1pm
  
• 中文/Chinese 三藩市: 4月6日星期六上午10點至下午1點，在麥克拉倫( McLaren)公園為您的家庭花園免費領取堆肥和碎木屑

Each event will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m.  Please plan your arrival time to ensure you have collected your materials and can leave the site no later than 1 p.m.

Compost & Mulch 

• Compost will be limited to five 5-gallon bucket per household (to ensure there is a sufficient supply for all interested gardeners.)
• Mulch is not restricted.
• Please bring your own buckets!

Plant Starts & Seeds 

• Pick up a couple plant starts and some seeds for your garden. Rec and Park often has seasonal veggies, flowers and herbs to share.

Ask a Master Gardener 

• The University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener volunteers often join Rec and Park for Garden Resource Days. Bring your gardening questions!!

2024 Garden Resource Dates

These events, held every 6 weeks during the non-winter months, offer compost at every event as well as mulch, seeds, plant starts and composting worms when available

• March 2
• April 6
• June 1
• July 13
• August 24
• September 28
• November 2

For more information check out https://sfrecpark.org/1404/Urban-Agriculture-Resources

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.