Thursday, May 24, 2012

Free Composting Workshops


Residents of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties are invited to join the Northwest Missouri Regional Solid Waste Management District for free composting workshops.  The workshops are designed for anyone interested in learning the basic fundamentals of composting.
As reducing waste entering our landfills becomes more important, individuals are looking for cost effective, easy ways to help the environment.  Composting has become an easy way to reduce waste without spending a lot of money.  The composted product makes excellent mulch for use in gardens and landscaping.  By reusing the organic wastes, individuals are protecting our water, air, land, and energy resources.  There will be a drawing at each workshop for a free composting bin.
The workshops will be taught by the team of Jim Crawford and Tom Fowler from the University of Missouri Extension.  They specialize in natural resource management and have extensive knowledge of composting methods for northwest Missouri.  The workshops are sponsored by the Northwest Missouri Regional Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.  
Both workshops are scheduled from 9:00 AM—Noon.
June 2, 2012- Oregon, TJ Hall Building, 104 Main Street
Please register by May 31st

June 9, 2012- Albany, Hundley-Whaley Research Center, 1109 S. Birch Street
Please register by June 7th

It is FREE to register, just call Linda Laderoute at (660) 582-5121 or email linda@nwmorcog.org.  Registration will close at the end of business on the Thursday before the workshop.  Space is limited.  Don’t wait, call today! 

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