Your farms

Sycamore Collaborative partners with organizations to encourage urban farming and food sovereignty.

Working with and alongside the Schenectady Community Compost Project and other urban farming initiatives, the Sycamore Collaborative supports community resilience and sustainability.  

Composting and Waste Diversion Efforts

Our collaboration with the Schenectady Community Compost Project offers us additional opportunities to learn from one another while helping to reduce our carbon footprint. Join us and explore how you can support a thriving, sustainable community in Schenectady.

  • Community composting lessons

  • Waste Diversion Sessions

  • At-home composting tools and resources

  • Community soil enrichment initiatives

  • Cooking Sustainably & Composting Sessions

Compost FAQs

  • The Schenectady Community Compost Project was launched in May of 2023 to support the expansion of food scraps recycling and increase sustainable materials management education efforts in Schenectady.

  • Yes, the Schenectady Community Compost Project is happy to do just that! For more information on compost drop-off locations and getting started, click here.

Urban Farming

We serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Schenectady Urban Farms, a community-supported urban farming initiative in the City of Schenectady.

For more information or to join the SUF, click here!

Join us at an upcoming event!