Composting Video on the Union-Tribune’s San Diego Alive

San Diego Alive, A Video Health and Fitness Forum, by the Union-Tribune recently featured the Solana Center Compost Program with a quick video on the basics of composting. Also featured is Anna Orzel-Arnita, a San Diego resident, who shows off her backyard composting using Earth Machine compost bins. Many thanks to Peggy Peattie for featuring [...]

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Compost talk at San Diego City College October 16th

** Please note: The talk scheduled for September 9th has been rescheduled to October 16th. Come see Rachel Borgatti, Compost Program Manager’s talk at City College in downtown San Diego on October 16th, 11:25 – 12:30, Room D-121B! Rachel will cover the environmental benefits of composting, why there isn’t more composting in San Diego, and [...]

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Local school composting project in national news

Just a quick note that UCSD’s Compost Team, a mostly student-run organization trying to bring composting to UCSD, was featured in USA Today’s article on the “greening” movement going on college campuses. You can read the whole article here. There is composting going on all over UCSD, from worm bins at the International House, to [...]

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Worm racing!

Dan “the Worm Guy” Kuhn of Vermipro and a great Solana Center workshop instructor has a booth at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. The worm education booth at the “Farm” section of the infield is not to be missed, especially at 2pm, when you can witness WORM RACING! Choose your favorite worm [...]

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Greens and Browns for your compost pile!

Looking for extra browns and greens for your compost pile? Well look no farther! Here at the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, we’ve been collaborating with a local coffee shop to accept all their grounds on a weekly basis. If you are looking to up your nitrogen/greens for your compost pile, come by on Tuesdays [...]

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