Home Composting Workship

April 17, 2010

This class will be held on Saturday, April 17th, 10:00 am-11:30 pm

Regan Nursery

4268 Decoto Ro ad

Fremont, CA 94510

510.797.3222

The key to healthy gardens begins with healthy, living soil.  Learn how to recycle yard and food waste into a humus rich soil environment.

This will be a highly informative session on the basics of home composting.  The major elements of the class will be:

• How Decomposition Works
• What materials to compost and what not to compost
• Benefits and Uses
• Improves Soil Health, water retention, soil structure, provides nutrients and aeration
• Uses of potting soil, mulch and soil amendment
• Compost Bin Set Up and hot pile demonstration
• Create habitat for fungi, bacteria, and beneficial bugs and worms to decompose organic matter
• How to Choose a system to fit your lifestyle
• Homemade or store bought bins/choices
• Maintenance, harvesting and troubleshooting
• Free Raffle (Smith and Hawken Biostack Compost Bin, $67 Value) must be present to win.