Beginners Guide to Composting
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 587 MB | Duration: 30mLearn how to introduce composting to your urban home or homestead!

What you'll learn
How to compost - What can and can't go in the compost bin
Types of Compost Bins and Placement
Benefits and importance of composting and waste diversion
Using Compost in Your Garden
Requirements
This course is appropriate for beginning gardeners and homesteaders - No prerequisites required!
Description
Join Backyard Composting with Elise from Rooted Sustainability Initiative is another more in-depth course in the Urban Homesteading 101 series - Backyard Composting is an introductory course in choosing, placing, starting, maintaining and using compost in your home and garden! This course covers: How to choose the right system for your space and where to place it, what can go into compost and what you should avoid, how to successfully use your compost in your garden, as well as some troubleshooting tips! Use this course to create a successful compost system and start diverting your kitchen waste from the landfill. This is also a valuable process that shows the "full circle" cycle of growing food and decomposed food providing nutrients. Share this process as an educational tool for children, students, or anyone wanting to learn more about the relationship between food, the waste stream, and more successful gardening and growing practices.

Rooted Sustainability Initiative is an educational platform and consulting service specializing in helping individuals, families, communities and businesses learn and utilize more sustainable practices and lifestyles. RSI has a commitment to our community schools to donate 10% of all proceeds to environmental education and more sustainable materials in nominated schools.

Who this course is for:
Beginner gardeners, homesteaders, and those passionate about conserving our natural resources and reducing our waste.