Community Innovation Fund (CIF) Project

Composting Center at Deschutes County Juvenile Detention Facility Peace Garden

  • Year

    2024

  • Applicant type

    Non-Profit Organization

  • Location

    Bend

  • Waste Action

    Compost

  • Funds Used For

    Compost tumbler, worm bins, other materials, and professional consulting

  • Impact

Fenced garden with plant beds and a shade structure with solar panel with this text overlaid at the bottom: "Deschutes Peace Garden - Juvenille Detention Center"

COIC Skills Lab

Project Details

The COIC Skills Lab will build a composting system at the Deschutes County Juvenile Department Peace Garden and process the food waste and use the compost in the garden on site. In addition, they will also create and deliver an eco-literacy curriculum, which will include composting education.