Composting

The SJC Public Works Dept, WSU Extension and the San Juan Islands Conservation District sponsoring free composting workshops:

Sat March 3rd 2008 on Orcas at the Senior Center, 10 am to 1 pm
Sun March 4th 2008 on Lopez, Elementary School, 10 am to 1 pm

Sat Mar 31st 2008 on SJI at the Senior Center meeting room on Mullis St, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Details (PDF 180 KB)

Please bring your own brown bag lunches and reusable or recyclable utensils. Appropriate food 'waste' will be used in the worm bins!

Links

Here are a few links to composting resources (many of these will be used during the seminars.

4 Easy Steps (PDF 187 KB)
Backyard Composting (PDF 475 KB)
Composting Easy BMP (PDF 212 KB)
Fact Composting (PDF 140 KB)
Horse Manure Compost (PDF 212 KB)
Hot Compost (PDF 876 KB)
Sample Systems (PDF 4.4 MB)
SJC Composting Resource List (PDF 84 KB)
Small Farm Composting (PDF 900 KB)
Tilth Worm Bin (PDF 160 KB)
Troubleshooting (PDF 32 KB)
Using Compost (PDF 952 KB)
Vermicomposting (PDF 204 KB)