Learn the ins and outs of composting, meet new people, and teach others in the community about composting! Dates: 5 consecutive Mondays – September 27th – October 25th Time: 6-8:30pm Location: Encinitas Application Required: Please click here The Master Composter Program is designed to extend composting information to the public through volunteers who have successfully [...]
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Become a Master Composter!
Posted in Master Composters, tagged compost, Composting, Encinitas, Master Composter Course, Solana Center, sustainability, vermicomposting, worms on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jimbo’s Naturally Wooden Nickel Program!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged donation, electronic waste, household hazardous waste, Jimbo's, reusable bags, school composting, school recycling, Solana Center, wooden nickel on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Solana Center has been selected as a recipient of Jimbo’s Naturally Grocery Stores’ Wooden Nickel Program! How it works: Bring your reusable shopping bags to Jimbo’s to shop. For as many bags of your own used, Jimbo’s will give you the choice of a US nickel or a wooden nickel minted by Jimbo’s. If you [...]
Rotline Question of the Week: Aerators? What are those for?
Posted in "Rotline" Question of the Week, tagged "Rotline" Question of the Week, aerators, anaerobic compost, compost, compost aeration, compost microbes, Composting, composting accessories, decomposition, gardening, home composting, smelly compost, soil amendments, Solana Center, turning bins, water on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Too lazy to turn your compost bin? Is your bin not easily turned? Does your compost bin smell yucky? If you answered yes to any of these questions, a compost aerator could be the right tool for you! Aeration (or the addition of air) is a very important ingredient in your compost pile. The microbes [...]
Free Composting Workshop this Saturday!
Posted in Composting Workshops and Events, tagged compost, Composting, free workshops, home composting, Master Composters, San Diego County, Solana Center, Water Conservation Garden, worms on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
El Cajon Composting Workshop Saturday, May 15th, 2010 10am – 12noon Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon 92019 We will cover backyard composting and composting with worms during this 2 hour workshop. A limited number of subsidized bins will also be available at the conclusion of the workshop. [...]
Rotline question of the week: You can compost that?!
Posted in "Rotline" Question of the Week, tagged "Rotline" Question of the Week, compost, compost ashes, compost bins, compost corks, compost cotton, compost dryer lint, compost feathers, compost finger nails, compost hair, compost napkins, compost nut shells, compost pencil shavings, compost seaweed, compost toothpicks, compost vacuum, Composting, Solana Center, weird things to compost on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The microbes in a compost pile are truly amazing – they can break down almost anything made of natural products. There are many items that people throw away not realizing that instead, they could throw them into their compost pile. Below is a list of things one usually does not think to compost! dryer lint [...]
Master Composter Course!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged compost, Composting, Master Composter Course, Master Composters, san diego, Solana Center, vermicomposting on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do you love to compost? Do you like teaching others about compost? If you answered “yes!” to either of these questions, the Master Composter Course may be of interest to you! Dates: 5 consecutive Tuesdays – March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, and 13. Time: 6-8:30pm Location: City of San Diego Environmental Services Building, [...]
Start the new year composting!
Posted in General, tagged compost, compost bins, Composting, food scraps, free workshops, gardening, Master Composters, recycling, san diego, San Diego Zoo, Solana Center, sustainability, vermicomposting, worms on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, January 9th, 2010 8am-10am San Diego Zoo Otto Entrance (one block south of main entrance) Learn how to create rich garden soil, save water, and reduce trash at the landfill by recycling your kitchen scraps and garden debris at this FREE workshop. Workshop is taught by trained Master Composters from the Solana Center for [...]
Wriggle your way into my heart! Different kinds of worms that compost.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bait, burrow, cocoons, earthworker, earthworm, eisenia andrei, eisenia fetida, Loren Nancarrow, lumbricus rubellus, lumbricus terrestris, Mary Appelhof, nightcrawler, organic material, red tiger, red wigglers, redworms, reproduction, soil mixing, Solana Center, The Worm Book, vermicomposting, worm bins, worm habitat, worm retailers in san diego, worms eat my garbage on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Earthworm” is the common name for over 2,500 species of Earthworm. But not all species are suitable for vermicomposting or the compost bin. Earthworker worms do not eat a large volume of organic material, do not reproduce well in confinement, and do not thrive when their burrow systems are disturbed. Vermicomposting worms on the other [...]
Why should I compost? I’m not growing vegetables.
Posted in Master Composters, tagged alternate daily cover, anaerobic, biodegrad, carbon dioxide, carbon sequestration, compost, Composting, decay, decomposition, food scraps, garden compost, gardening, green house gases, greens, healthy soil, home composting, landfill, Master Composters, methane, moisture, organic material, pollution, runoff, soil, soil amendments, Solana Center, sustainability, vermicomposting, waste, water conservation, water retention, yard clippings on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
by: David Emmerson, LCCHS Science Teacher and Solana Center Master Composter Kitchen waste, yard clippings, paper, coffee grounds, and other organic materials that are produced in the home are all considered “biodegradable”. This term has a positive connotation, especially to us environmentalists. It means that they can be broken down into their raw materials by [...]
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