Worm Composting 101 Workshop

Chatham County Center1192 US 64W Business, Suite 400Pittsboro, NC 27312OPEN MON-FRI: 8A-5P(919) 542-8202https://chatham.ces.ncsu.eduNC State UniversityandN.C. A&T State Universitywork in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.Read ourPrivacy StatementN.C. Cooperative Extension prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status.Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable accommodations to participate in Extension sponsored programs and events. Please contact the county Extension office offering the program at least 14 days prior to the event to make arrangements.

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County

Webinar (Oct. 13) and hands-on workshop  (Oct. 20) to learn how to compost food waste using a worm bin.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center

Vermicomposting (earthworm composting) turns many types of kitchen food scraps into nutritious soil amendments or growth media for plants. When vermicompost is added to soil, it boosts the nutrients available to plants and enhances soil structure and drainageJoin Matt Jones Extension Horticulture Agent – N.C. Cooperative Extension, and Shannon Culpepper, Recycling and Education Specialist – Chatham County Solid Waste and Recycling, for a webinar and workshop on how to compost food waste using worms. This workshop includes two components Online webinar 10/13/22 5:30-6:30 p.m. This free, recorded webinar will review the principles and practices of vermicomposting. You’ll learn what kind of worms you need, how to prepare bedding, what kinds of food waste worms will feed on, how to maintain the worm bin, and how to extract an use vermicompost (worm waste) to improve garden soils. Hands-on Worm Bin Building Workshop 10/20/22 5:30-7:00 The optional, additional hands-on workshop will give you the supplies to build your own worm bin. We will provide worms, bins, bedding, and other materials and show you how to build your bin. This workshop costs $50 to cover supply costs. Registration deadline for the workshop is Oct. 9th.Read more at: <a href="https://go.ncsu.edu/chathamworms" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://go.ncsu.edu/chathamworms</a>

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