Master Composter Course - 5 week course
Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:00 AM - Saturday, June 11, 2022 6:00 AM (PDT)
Description
Become a Master Composter! The five-week Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting. The course includes lectures, guest speakers, demonstrations, and a field trip.
- Minimize your carbon footprint. Keeping food and yard waste out of the landfill reduces harmful methane gas emissions.
- Use this "waste" to create amendments for your garden. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- Reduce water use and increase water retention. Compost increases your soil's water-holding capacity and improves water retention.
The Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting. The course includes lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip. The course covers the following topics:
- Traditional composting
- Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!)
- Vermicomposting
- Bokashi
- Bugs in your compost pile
- Environmental impacts
- Much more!
Master Composter certification requires attendance at all 5 classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Meet new people in this fun, hands-on course and develop your composting knowledge, all while serving your community! Class size is limited.
This class will meet Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM:
Week 1 - May 7
Week 2 - May 14
Week 3 - May 21
[No class on Memorial Day weekend]
Week 4 - June 4
Week 5 - June 11
Residents of unincorporated San Diego County will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course.
SPECIAL OFFER! All participants will receive a free kitchen scrap container* after attending the first two classes.
Class graduates will receive their choice of the following*: 1 Soil Saver traditional compost bin, or 1 Wriggly Wranch vermicompost bin.
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This course has been made possible through generous funding from the County of San Diego. In partnership with the Spring Valley Branch Library.
*Limit 1 per household.
Free
Week 1 - May 7 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Week 2 - May 14 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Week 3 - May 21 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
[No class on Memorial Day weekend]
Week 4 - June 4 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Week 5 - June 11 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM