If you want to compost but cannot do it at home, Farmers Market Composting provides a convenient solution to keep food out of the waste stream.
Beginning June 23, our pilot program that began in November 2020 at the I-66 Transfer Station and the I-95 Landfill Complex is expanding to make the service available at three county-operated farmers markets and one non-profit market thanks to a partnership between the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services and the Park Authority.
Food scrap composting diverts our food waste to a beneficial use. When we compost organic waste, it is used as a natural fertilizer or soil amendment, where the nutrients are put back into the soil.
*FARMERS MARKET LOCATIONS
- Wednesday | 8 a.m. to noon | Through Dec. 22
Mount Vernon Farmers Market
2501 Sherwood Hall Lane
Alexandria, VA, 22306
- Thursday | 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Through Nov. 4
Herndon Farmers Market
765 Lynn St.
Herndon, VA, 20170
- Saturday | 8 a.m. to noon | Through Dec. 18
Burke Farmers Market
5671 Roberts Parkway
Burke, VA, 22015
- Sunday | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Year-round
Mosaic District Farmers Market (operated by FRESHFARM)
2910 District Ave
Fairfax, VA 22031
*Food scraps drop off is available only during regular market hours. Please verify market hours before heading out to drop off your food scraps. Do not drop off scraps when the market is closed.
OTHER DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
7 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week
- I-66 Transfer Station
4618 West Ox Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
- I-95 Landfill Complex
9850 Furnace Road
Lorton, VA 22079
