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2015 Master Composter Training

February 6, 2015 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

free
Want to reduce your food waste and make it a resource?  
Create your own soil amendment for your garden?  
Learn how composting can lower our carbon footprint?
 

Join Master Composters! This 4 session training includes informative guest speakers, a tour of local composting systems and presents in depth information, research and visual aids on topics such as:

  • Important factors for composting
  • Different types of compost systems
  • The soil food web
  • Cultivating healthy soils through organic soil amendments
  • The impact of compost on the environment via carbon sequestration and waste reduction
  • Vermicomposting

At the end of 4 weeks, trainees are certified as Master Composters, thus being compost ambassadors for the Clallam County community. Trainees are encouraged to contribute 12 volunteer hours within a year of graduation to “pay back” their free training.

 

Details

Date:
February 6, 2015
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
free
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Venue

Clallam County Courthouse
223 East 4th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362 United States
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