Dig Into Composting - learn about all the common methods to compost your food and yard waste at home. Dive deeper into the most popular types or attend a Q&A session at our virtual Compost Clinic! Classes are free and open to learners of all ages. Overview of Composting Methods - Are you looking for new ideas to naturally transform your food and plant waste into something useful for your garden? Come learn about the many techniques available for at-home recycling of all your organic wastes, including hot composting, worm composting, Hügelkultur, Bokashi, trenching, tumblers, and Interbay mulch. This overview class will help you decide your next steps. Hybrid style: On Zoom and In person Saturday, 3/22 10:30am-12:30pm in Gig Harbor OR Saturday, 4/19 10:30am-12:30pm in Bonney Lake Vermicomposting - Learn how redworms turn food scraps into nutritious compost for your plants. We'll dig into setting up, caring for, and troubleshooting worm bin composting. Plus, we'll cover the best ways to use and store finished worm compost. Hybrid style: On Zoom and In person Saturday, 4/26 10:30am-12:30pm in Parkland Hot Composting and Tumblers - Learn how to set up and maintain a home hot compost system for organic waste in compost bins, tumblers, and more. Will also discuss uses for finished compost. In person only Saturday, 5/17 1:00pm-3:00pm in Puyallup Compost Clinic - Drop in to get your compost questions answered! If you don't want to attend a class but just want to ask a composting question, this is for you. On Zoom only Wednesday, 4/16 6:00pm-7:00pm OR Wednesday, 5/14 6:00pm-7:00pm Registration required. For more information and to register visit www.piercecountywa.gov/earthmattersseries<http://www.piercecountywa.gov/earthmattersseries> Please feel free to share or post the attached flyer. [cid:image001.png@01DB929F.098EF220] Mary Coleman Environmental Educator, Community Programs Specialist Planning & Public Works | Sustainable Resources Division (253) 798-2420 [cid:image002.png@01DB929F.098EF220] WARNING: This is a public E-mail system. E-mail in this system is subject to monitoring and could be subject to public disclosure. This E-mail and all attachments are archived in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.