You can turn all of your non-meat food scraps, your autumn leaves, your grass clippings, yard and garden waste, your newspapers, even
some of your cardboard waste into
high-quality
compost! This is a rich soil
conditioner that will improve the health and productivity of your lawn, trees,
shrubs, flowers, veggies and house plants.
It’s easy to do, once you
learn some basic rules, and have the right bin. And it’s a great way to
re-connect with Nature, give something back, in a very direct way.
Pennsylvania Resources
Council has been presenting these
workshops for over a decade now. Over 15,000 households have gained solid
instruction, quality bins and inspiration to do it themselves.
The
workshop thoroughly covers the importance of composting, setting up a compost
pile, proper maintenance, troubleshooting and some good ways of using finished
compost. Participants will receive
an Earth
Machine Compost Bin with attendance. Approved across the state as an
ideal bin for urban and suburban areas, it has an eighty-gallon capacity (big
enough for even the largest household). If not abused, it can last for many years.
10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Frick Environmental Center on Beechwood Boulevard (near Forbes Ave.). $50 per adult, $55 per couple (this can be a relative, friend or
neighbor, if you share a single bin); children <18 w/adult come for free -- this is a great project to share with your kids! Register Online at http://www.zerowastepgh.org/ or by phone: 412-488-7490 x236
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