Compost and Zero Waste
*Workshops can be adjusted to fit time constraints and can be held in various locations: outside, inside, or online as a webinar*
For Everyone:
Backyard Compost 101
Reduce your trash size and smell, feed the soil, save money and the planet! Learn about the spectrum of possible and practical ways to manage trash including composting in the backyard. We’ll cover the basics of recycling, vermiculture, hugelkulture, and get into detail about compost ingredients and recipes, bin types and management systems. Learn about the spectrum of practical compostable ingredients and how to construct a pile that applies principles of structure and density to ensure that your living compost can hold air and water, creating the conditions that diverse microbial populations need to thrive. Suitable for all levels of understanding, and applicable for all sizes of family and neighborhood compost systems. Cat’s enthusiastic and simple approach to composting will surely activate your interest and demystify the process.
For Schools:
Composting at School - Like the Kids Do!
Eight participating Upper Valley Super Compost Project schools are reclaiming more than 100,000 pounds of food waste every year for school and community soils. In this interactive workshop, we'll present a few case studies of local student-run composting programs, engage with activities around composting and soil health, and show you how to compost in your own schoolyard and answer all your composting questions. Leave prepared to partner with the microbe superheroes building soil all around us and start composting like the kids do!
For Farms:
On-Farm Composting (Hire Farmers to Close the Nutrient Loop!)
Learn how to increase the productivity of your farm compost, manage piles for pathogen kill and organic certification, and boost the microbial inoculum to improve fertility in your farm fields. The class will focus on larger-than-backyard systems and balancing recipes for incorporating food scraps from your community and farmstand.
Interested in having GMWL lead a workshop?
Contact Cat at cat@growmorewasteless.com
