Free Compost Workshops Coming Up

NEWS RELEASE – For Immediate Release and Community Calendars

September 23, 2018

Contact: Peter Thurston, 541-321-0798

Subject: Santa Clara Community Garden/Compost Workshop Schedule

Santa Clara Community Garden and OSU Master Gardener Compost Specialists started a series of free composting workshops earlier this year and we are now down to the last two workshops: September 29, 10 to Noon and November 3, 10 to Noon. Master Gardeners Bonnie Houston, Tim Foelker, and Peter Thurston will guide these workshops on how to improve your garden soil.

The garden is located at 4110 River Road, behind St. Matthews Church, about 2 miles north of Beltline in the Santa Clara neighborhood. People are welcome to just show up and find out about composting. Here are the two workshop dates and the subjects:

September 29 – 10 am to Noon – This free workshop will focus on harvesting and preserving garden produce, and collecting clean compostable materials to keep soil-building going in the winter. We’ll check on recent compost builds, including worm composting, and start a new hot compost pile.

November 3 – Compost Workshop, 10 to Noon – This free workshop will actively build a Lasagna compost, comprised of multiple layers built in the garden bed. Tim Foelker will lead the demonstration on how to improve the soil in your garden by building a layered compost. Recommended reading and resources include: From Gaia’s Garden, by Toby Hemenway, https://www.chelseagreen.com/2018/04/23/ultimate-guide-sheet-mulching Also, this Mother Earth News article is helpful: https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/lasagna-gardening-zmaz99amztak

Garden plots are available to rent for $60 per year. People who want to prepare the soil in a garden plot using composting techniques may rent a plot right away. Contact Peter at 541-321-0798 for more information.

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