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NEWS RELEASE — MATHEWS COMMUNITY GARDENS <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> March 7, 2003 <br /> around the community worked approximately 600 hours and matched the $2,000 grant in the <br /> first year of a six year allotment. "They really pulled together and learned from each other," says <br /> Bradley. <br /> The rise of composting awareness has brought additional responsibility for the <br /> environment. A compost specialist program has started through Lane County's Master <br /> Gardener program at Oregon State University in hopes of keeping organics out of landfills. <br /> "Short Mountain in Goshen is the last designated landfill west of the Cascades," says Bradley, <br /> "and we only have 20 to 30 years remaining before it's full." Individuals or households can <br /> easily begin a compost pile in their backyards in order to reduce organic waste and create rich <br /> materials for gardens. <br /> For more information about composting, call 682-5542. For more information about the <br /> community gardens, call 682-4800. Registration for garden plots begins March 17 at 1820 <br /> Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene. <br /> ## # <br /> Public Works•Administration•City of Eugene•858 Pearl Street• Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262•FAX: (541) 682-6826• www.ci.eugene.or.us <br />