February 11, 2012 10:00 AM - 12 attended

Core meetup second Saturday of February: COMPOSTING!

Marianne's Home (map)

Selected By: claudia F

This meet up will be all about compost.  We are going to dig in and get our hands dirty. Building hot compost bin(s) and filling them with compostable materials, making a worm bin (or more) and exploring different bedding material, using (and making if interested) compost turning devices, compost sling and sifters.... and of course we go over the basics: What to use and not to use. A tour of a nearby worm farm is a possibility. 

How to build a hot compost pile, different containers you might use, vermicomposting and basic how tos. If you are interested, we can also tour a vermicomposting operation close to my house. You can buy incredible cheap worm casting there. $ 5 for a bag (~25lbs). Buy 4 and get one free. Or we can build worm bins you can take home. I donate your starter worms. Please indicate what you are interested in when you RSVP. 

Please bring a dish to share. I have plenty of cups, plates and forks - so no need to bring any. I'll have water, herbal tea and coffee. If you like something else to drink, please bring it along...

 

 

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12 attended
5.00 5.008 (8 ratings)
  • Event Host
    Marianne West
    Loved to hang out with all the wonderful people
  • Veronica H.
    SO MUCH information! It was GREAT! The hostess was lovely, her garden was delightful and her two dogs created added entertained. Thank you SO MUCH for having us and preparing such a complete presentation and also thank you for the worm castings!!!
  • Bonnie Alexander
    I learned so much. Marianne is a world of information.
  • Fernando Castro
    +2 guests
    Great experince!
  • Osvaldo Esparza
    Great group and a lot to learn.
  • Charles Anacker
    Marianne was thoroughly prepared for the group that showed up on the overcast Saturday morning. She had multiple activities prepared and followed the expressed interest of those who attended. It was a very informative and fun Meetup.
  • Gabrielle
    +1 guest
    I really enjoyed this class, I learned so much on composting and soil and the people were so nice and very interesting. I left motivated to start my composting journey...
  • Mary Prentice
    This meet up was great. It was well organized with an abundance of of examples of composting material and different types of compost piles. It answered the questions I had about composting and I came home with a worm bin!
  • Jeanne
    +2 guests
  • Bev
  • Robyn Ardez
    +1 guest

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