Mid-Atlantic Better Composting School
Composting is becoming the method of choice for converting organic waste into a marketable, commercial product. Service-providers in the horticultural industries, like nurseries, greenhouses, landscape contractors, garden centers, and landscape maintenance companies, are major users of organic matter and fertilizers. But getting these operations and their clientele to accept commercial compost alongside commonly used agents (such as fertilizers, processed manures, and peatmoss) requires controlled production conditions and standardized methodology.
Since commercial compost can be manufactured from a variety of waste materials, a variety of standards have been established based on end-uses. Managers of composting facilities must be familiar with these standards and with the waste materials and composting systems that can best produce the desired products. Composting to produce a product that is consistent in quality will require good management and quality control.
By enrolling in the Mid-Atlantic Better Composing School, participants will not only learn the basics of making good compost, but they will also have the opportunity to tour commercial operations, perform product sampling and learn simple procedures for compost testing.
Upcoming Training: October 19-22, 2010
No information is available at this time, but please check back or contact Gary Felton or Tina Scites for details.
Past Trainings
- 15th Better Composting School, October 22-24, 2008
- 14th Better Composting School, October 25-27, 2006
Additional Resources
- Resource Directory on Composting and Compost Use for Water Quality (2005)