[SustainableTompkins] International Compost Awareness Week, May 4-10

[Sandra Repp]

May 4-10 is International Compost Awareness Week, hosted by the US 
Composting Council ( www.compostingcouncil.org) and others in Canada and 
the UK.
For local resources, including fact sheets on home composting topics, visit 
the Compost Education Program online at: 
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/compost/index.html

Beginning in June and running through October, free monthly classes to help 
you "Compost with Confidence" will be offered from 12-1 pm on the last 
Saturday of the month at the Compost Demonstration Site at Ithaca Community 
Gardens (near the Farmers' Market). Master Composter volunteers from 
Cooperative Extension will provide information and give hands-on 
demonstrations to help you set up and manage a composting system in any 
setting. Each class will cover the basics of composting to teach you how to 
manage a successful system with minimal effort. Registration is not 
required - just show up!

For more information, or questions about composting, call the "Rotline" at 
(607) 272-2292 or email Adam Michaelides at acm1 at cornell.edu.