Master Composter Program
BE A CERTIFIED MASTER COMPOSTER!
LEARN — How to build compost piles, how to use compost to improve your garden, the difference between good and bad insects, how worms eat garbage, and much more.
HAVE FUN — Make friends, share a common interest, take gardening and composting tours, join us for potluck dinners.
GIVE BACK — Educate your friends, neighbors, kids, teachers and community on the value of composting and vermicomposting (with worms).
NO FEE — The Program is FREE and includes training, a compost manual, compost books and other materials.
Read Testimonials from Master Composters graduates.
The Master Composter Program is designed to extend composting information to the public through volunteers who have successfully completed a comprehensive training program. This free educational program is made available through the County of San Mateo.
Master Composters agree to give back to the community a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer service in the form of approved educational outreach throughout the County. This can be done in a variety of ways such as giving workshops at schools, community centers, staffing a booth at the County Fair or writing a news release for a paper.
To register for the 2012 Program, or if you have any questions concerning the program, contact Jacqueline Rosine, Program Coordinator, at (650) 599-1498 or compost@recycleworks.org.
2012 Master Composter Certification Course
Course Location: San Mateo County General Hospital,
222 W. 39th Ave., San Mateo
When: 8 Wednesday evening classes, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
First class is Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The following is a brief overview of classes:
- Program overview and basics of composting
- Composting methods and processes; bin and pile building demonstration
- Composting methods and processes; advanced
- Compost biology: The soil foodweb and the biology of composting
- Compost harvesting and use
- Vermicomposting: life cycle, biology, set-up of various bins
- Vermicomposting: biology, maintenance/feeding, harvest and use
- The other 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
