Become a Master Composter!

• Minimize your carbon footprint. Keeping food and yard waste out of the landfill reduces harmful methane gas emissions.
• Use this “waste” to create amendments for your garden. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
• Reduce water use and increase water retention. Compost increases your soil’s water-holding capacity and improves water retention.

The Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting through lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip.

The Course Covers the Following Topics:

• Traditional composting & vermicomposting
• Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!)
• Microbiology of composting
• Bokashi fermentation
• Macrodecomposers in your compost pile
• Environmental impacts
• … and much more!

Master Composter certification requires attendance at all five classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Meet new people in this fun, hands-on course and develop your composting knowledge, all while serving your community! Class size is limited.

This class will meet Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.

• Week 1 – March 11
• Week 2 – March 18
• SKIP – March 25
• Week 3 – April 1
• Week 4 – April 8
• Week 5 – April 15

Residents of unincorporated County of San Diego will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. You must register at bit.ly/3vmrKnA to attend.

BEFORE REGISTERING, please enter your address here to check your residency. You can select the County of San Diego Residents ticket option ONLY if your jurisdiction boundary result is “S.D. COUNTY.” All others must select the waitlist option.

Course Fee: $25 If this course fee presents a financial hardship, it may be waived upon request. Please contact Kelsea Jacobsen at kelsea@solanacenter.org before registering to inquire.

Join Solana Center for this 2-hour workshop where you will learn the basics of traditional backyard composting. Using trial-tested advice and demonstrations, our experienced educators will teach you all you need to know to get started with a bin that fits your needs and lifestyle.

In this workshop, we will cover:

• What is composting and why it is so important

• Various types of compost bin options and how to pick which one works best for your needs

• What tools and materials you’ll need

• Which items are compostable and which to avoid

• How to build, maintain, and troubleshoot a compost pile

All pre-registered attendees will receive a FREE kitchen scraps container, courtesy of the County of San Diego and supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. 

Made possible through generous funding by the County of San Diego and County of San Diego Recycling. Thank you to our partner, San Diego County Library.

Shorter social media variation:  Want to learn how to compost but don’t know where to start? Check out our Backyard Composting free workshop on Saturday, March 25. 

In this two-hour workshop, you will learn what bin is right for you, as well as how to build, maintain, and troubleshoot a compost pile. Free kitchen scraps containers will be available to ALL pre-registered attendees! Learn more and register at bit.ly/3irpb0A.

Become a Master Composter!

• Minimize your carbon footprint. Keeping food and yard waste out of the landfill reduces harmful methane gas emissions.
• Use this “waste” to create amendments for your garden. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
• Reduce water use and increase water retention. Compost increases your soil’s water-holding capacity and improves water retention.

The Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting through lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip.

The Course Covers the Following Topics:

• Traditional composting & vermicomposting
• Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!)
• Microbiology of composting
• Bokashi fermentation
• Macrodecomposers in your compost pile
• Environmental impacts
• … and much more!

Master Composter certification requires attendance at all five classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Meet new people in this fun, hands-on course and develop your composting knowledge, all while serving your community! Class size is limited.

This class will meet Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.

• Week 1 – March 11
• Week 2 – March 18
• SKIP – March 25
• Week 3 – April 1
• Week 4 – April 8
• Week 5 – April 15

Residents of unincorporated County of San Diego will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. You must register at bit.ly/3vmrKnA to attend.

BEFORE REGISTERING, please enter your address here to check your residency. You can select the County of San Diego Residents ticket option ONLY if your jurisdiction boundary result is “S.D. COUNTY.” All others must select the waitlist option.

Course Fee: $25 If this course fee presents a financial hardship, it may be waived upon request. Please contact Kelsea Jacobsen at kelsea@solanacenter.org before registering to inquire.