Marin Master Gardeners – Composting for Gold

Posted by bonnie on 09 November 2016

COMPOSTING FOR GOLD

Learn why backyard composting can be easier than you think. In her talk on Basic Backyard Composting, Master Gardener, Joan Irwin will tell you how to dig a hole, fill it with table scraps and walk away until spring when you come back to enriched, fertile soil in your garden. And, she’ll tell you why it works. She will also teach you the proper way to build a successful, DYI compost pile. And, she’ll briefly discuss vermiculture (composting with worms).

You really can to turn your food scrapes and garden trimmings into BLACK GOLD that will nourish your plants.

Joan Irwin is a Certified Marin Master Gardener. She speaks frequently on Composting and Organic Vegetable Gardening. She lives in Mill Valley. Joan has degrees from the University of Michigan and UC-Berkeley. Joan attended the Environmental Forum of Marin training (Class 37, 2010). Currently she serves on the Zero Waste Marin Local Taskforce. Her goal is to improve the world, one compost pile at a time.