Don’t throw your Christmas tree away in the landfill – throw it in our truck for composting for FREE! The South of 6th Sustainable Neighborhood is hosting our 5th Annual Christmas Tree Recycling event on Sunday, January 4th, between 12:00pm and 2:00pm in the South Lakewood Elementary Parking Lot (west side). Trees ONLY – no […]
In December and January you can drop off non-working holiday light strings at South Lakewood Elementary Community Garden (in front of South Lakewood Elementary at 8425 W 1st Ave). Look for the blue recycling box starting on December 1, 2025. Have other holiday items that need to be reused or recycled? Check out Lakewood’s new […]
Learn how to turn your kitchen scraps, leaves and other organic waste into amazing soil! Join us on Saturday, November 15th at 10am for a workshop on home composting in your neighbor’s backyard at 70 S. Allison Street.
Have fall leaves to compost? Drop bagged leaves off at South Lakewood Elementary Community Garden (in front of South Lakewood Elementary at 8425 W 1st Ave) anytime between 12pm and 2pm on Sunday, November 16th. Can’t haul the leaves there yourself? We can also pick up your bagged leaves on Sunday, November 16th. Please make […]
Join us for apple picking! Bring canvas bags and we’ll have ladders and tools. Saturday, September 27th 1-3pmMeadowlark Park8601 W 2nd Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226, USA
Save the date! We’re hosting a garden and yard tour on Sunday, September 14th 9:30am – 11:30amSouth Lakewood Elementary Community Garden We’re looking for gardens and yards to add to the tour, so reach out if you want to include yours! Email us at info@southof6th.org
Come by for free seeds and starters to get a jump on your spring planting. Snacks and lawn games will also be provided. If you have extra seeds or starters yourself, we encourage you to share those as well! Sunday March 16th, 2025 1-3pm South Lakewood Elementary Community Garden 8425 W 1st Ave, Lakewood, CO […]
On Saturday January 4th, 2024 our sustainable neighborhood group ran a Christmas tree and lights and recycling event for the neighborhood. We passed out hot chocolate and treats as people brought their trees and lights by South Lakewood Elementary. In total we recycled 21 trees. Instead of heading to a landfill where trees take up […]
Get together with us and the apples we picked on Saturday to make applesauce! Sunday October 6th 1-3pm Email info@southof6th.org to RSVP and we’ll share the address.
Join us for an afternoon picking apples and other fruit throughout the neighborhood. Feel free to take home some of the bounty, get it pressed that afternoon at Cider Days or join us the next day to make applesauce. Saturday, October 5th 2024 1-3pmMeadowlark Park8601 W 2nd Ave