Was looking to get some free compost in Minneapolis at the 620 Malcolm Street SE site, where I've been going for the past couple of years. I am told that they no longer give away free compost, but charge $12 per cubic yard. They charge less for smaller loads like the 5 gallon buckets in my trunk. Additionally, they told me that the 620 Malcolm site is temporarily out of compost, and I should go to the Pierce Butler Route site about 4 blocks east of Snelling Ave. in St. Paul - which I did and had to pay $5 for 7 five-gallon buckets full.
I also checked out the U of M St Paul campus site that I had heard about. There I found a notice telling me I should go to the Pierce Butler site. Does anyone happen to know of any place in or near Mpls where a gardener can still get free compost? Also, I would like to know where I can get some free, or almost free, shredded wood mulch? Dave Stack Harrison Neighborhood (where, a couple of days ago, I, and several of my neighbors, observed a wild turkey poking around in Bassett Creek Park. Wondering if this could possibly be the first sighting of a wild turkey within the city boundaries of Minneapolis in recent decades? It is the first I've ever heard of.) TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
