Free Backyard Composting Seminars
Saturdays from 8:00-10:00AM on the following dates:
March 10, 2012 MLK Jr. Community Garden, 3669 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
April 14, 2012 Sparrow Community Garden, 3219 Sparrow Dr. (North Natomas)
May 12, 2012 Sacramento Food Bank, 3333 Third Ave. (Oak Park)
September 8, 2012 Valley Hi Park Community Garden, 8185 Center Parkway (South Sacramento)
October 13, 2012 Southside Community Garden, 5th and W Street (Downtown)
- Seminars are free!
- Advance registration is not required.
- Coupons are available for discounts on compost bins from the Home Depot!
At the seminar you will learn:
- How composting works
- What materials you should and should not compost
- Getting the right balance of food, air and moisture
- Maintaining your compost pile
- Vermicomposting (composting with worms)
- And more..
The Backyard Composting Seminars are taught in partnership with the City of Sacramento, Department of Parks and Recreation Community Garden Program.

