Compost Facts - Compost Awareness Week

Yard trimmings and food residuals together constitute 24 percent of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream. That's a lot of waste to send to landfills when it could become useful and environmentally beneficial compost instead!

Register for a Compost Workshop at ManateeFYN.eventbrite.com The Earth Machine Compost Bin is sold at this workshop for $25 to Manatee County Residents.

Worm Composting - Compost Awareness Week

It's Compost Awareness Week so let's talk Worm Composting (Vermiculture)!

Earthworms make great compost and are easy to grow. You can raise them in boxes (this is what we sell in our classes) also called worm bins or just put them in your cold compost piles. Worm castings are rich in nutrients and are great for your garden starts or garden beds.

Attend a class on Worm Composting at the Manatee County Extension Office on Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00am - 11:00am.  Registration is required at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/532295109 or call Linda at (941) 722-4524 ext. 265.

May 2nd - 8th is International Compost Awareness Week

It's International Compost Awareness Week!
Check out these helpful links:
Setting up a compost bin.
Check the list of compostable items.
Using your compost


Register for a Compost Workshop at ManateeFYN.eventbrite.com  The Earth Machine Compost Bin is sold at this workshop for $25 to Manatee County Residents.