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Why waste a good thing? Learn how to turn a liability into an asset by recycling organic waste to make a rich soil amendment.
Our backyard Composting and vermicomposting classes and workshops are held in spring, summer and fall. To receive notification of upcoming workshops or to register for or get more infomation regarding a backyard composting workshop please send an email to mcr@columbiasprings.org
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Learn how to compost your yard and some of your kitchen waste in this two hour class. Includes a visit to our composting demonstration site and an overview of various composting bins and systems. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Space is still available for this workshop. Held at Columbia Springs, in Vancouver.
Learn how to make a Lasagna garden. This is an easy way to nourish the soil as you prepare a garden bed for next spring.
Learn the facts of worm life, sample several activities, and build a worm bin to take back to your classroom! Compost is a rich medium for learning about biology and ecology, energy transfer, decomposition and recycling. There are inquiries to be pursued, observations made and recorded, data collected and reported. There are also art and english extensions and a few good books and videos to read and view. By the time this workshop ends, everybody is a worm’s best friend. Clock hours are available. Oh, and by the way - kids love worms!
Learn how to turn your food scraps into a rich garden amendment using redworms. Bring your children (ages 5 and up) to this family friendly workshop. You will learn about interesting biology and the care and feeding of redworms for vermicomposting. Assemble your own worm bin to take home. A $20 per family fee covers materials (bin) cost. Space is limited and pre-registration and pre-payment is required. See instructions above for more details on how to register.
Learn about the care and feeding of redworms for vermicomposting in this family-friendly wormshop (ages 5 and up). Assemble your own worm bin to take home. A $20 per family fee covers materials (bin) cost. Space is limited and pre-registration and pre-payment is required. See instructions above for more details on how to register.