FREE COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS FOR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS
Each composting workshop includes lecture style presentations, hands-on activities, informational handouts and the opportunity to purchase discounted composting bins and composting worms. The workshop content is approximatively 2 hours + 1 hour allotted for composting supplies distribution and additional questions.
DUE TO THE CURRENT NATIONAL SITUATION WE HAVE TEMPORARILY TRANSITIONED OUR IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS TO ONLINE LIVE WEBINARS!
Each composting workshop includes lecture style presentations, hands-on activities, informational handouts and the opportunity to purchase discounted composting bins and composting worms. The workshop content is approximatively 2 hours + 1 hour allotted for composting supplies distribution and additional questions.
DUE TO THE CURRENT NATIONAL SITUATION WE HAVE TEMPORARILY TRANSITIONED OUR IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS TO ONLINE LIVE WEBINARS!
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2 COMPOSTING WEBINARS
Saturday, JUNE 27, 2020 10:00 am to 12:00 pm OR 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm Location: Online via Zoom We are recreating the experience of an in-person workshop online. Participants will be able to see, hear and interact with the instructor LIVE from a backyard with composting systems. |
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Click the "REGISTER NOW" button below to register and get the webinar link!
WORKSHOPS / LIVE WEBINARS IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
Starting in July of this year we will provide 2 options for Carlsbad resident to participate in composting education. We are planning in advance for the unforeseeable future to make sure waste reduction and composting happens in Carlsbad. Here are the options:
1. In-person Composting Workshops - in the event normal social gatherings and interactions will return to normal and will be permitted by local, state and federal authorities. These workshops will follow recommended and/or mandated local, state and federal authorities best practices for social gatherings and interactions. These will be 3 hour workshops at different community garden locations in Carlsbad. They will also be streamed live online.
2. Online Live Webinars - in the event normal social gatherings and interactions will not be permitted in-person, the workshops' experience will be recreated via online live webinars.
1. In-person Composting Workshops - in the event normal social gatherings and interactions will return to normal and will be permitted by local, state and federal authorities. These workshops will follow recommended and/or mandated local, state and federal authorities best practices for social gatherings and interactions. These will be 3 hour workshops at different community garden locations in Carlsbad. They will also be streamed live online.
2. Online Live Webinars - in the event normal social gatherings and interactions will not be permitted in-person, the workshops' experience will be recreated via online live webinars.
PICTURES FROM OUR PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS 2018-2019
AFFORDABLE COMPOSTING SOLUTIONS FOR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS
Carlsbad residents may purchase a subsidized yard waste bin or vermicomposting bin at a highly discounted rate online. Purchased bins can be picked up at the end of our scheduled workshops (see above), at the Carlsbad Village Farmers' Market on scheduled Wednesdays, at one of our distribution locations (Agua Hedionda Discovery Center), have them shipped every Monday or delivered at your door every Friday for an additional fee. Each bin comes with system specific directions for best use.
Carlsbad residents may purchase a subsidized yard waste bin or vermicomposting bin at a highly discounted rate online. Purchased bins can be picked up at the end of our scheduled workshops (see above), at the Carlsbad Village Farmers' Market on scheduled Wednesdays, at one of our distribution locations (Agua Hedionda Discovery Center), have them shipped every Monday or delivered at your door every Friday for an additional fee. Each bin comes with system specific directions for best use.
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GEOBIN (Hot Compost)
DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION, PLEASE PURCHASE THIS ITEM DIRECTLY FROM RETAILER. Composting system for yard and kitchen organic waste ideal for all levels of composters and gardeners. ($15) 
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WORM BIN (Vermicompost)
DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION, WE CAN ONLY DELIVER THIS ITEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $15 FEE. Composting system that uses worms to transform kitchen organic waste into high quality organic fertilizer. ($15) 
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COMPOSTING WORMS
DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION, WE CAN ONLY DELIVER THIS ITEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $15 FEE. Primary organic waste decomposers that work well with the Geobin and especially well with the Worm Bin. ($25 per 1/2 lb) 
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WHY COMPOST?
Composting yard and kitchen organic waste saves money, saves resources and reduces negative impacts on the environment. Using compost improves soil health, fertility and water retention capacity.
Composting Saves Money & Resources
Composting yard and kitchen organic waste saves money, saves resources and reduces negative impacts on the environment. Using compost improves soil health, fertility and water retention capacity.
Composting Saves Money & Resources
- Homemade compost reduces the need to buy chemical or other fertilizers for gardening needs
- In the garden, compost improves the capacity of the soil to retain moisture longer, so less irrigation is required and less water is wasted
- In the long term, less waste in curbside bins means less utility costs and taxpayers money needed for landfill operations and expansions
- Composting at home keeps a valuable resource out of the landfill (40% of residential waste is compostable organic material)
- Less waste transported to landfills means less carbon dioxide emissions from the associated vehicles being used
- Less organic material in the landfills means less methane gas produced by improper anaerobic decomposition at these sites
- More homemade organic compost produced means less use of chemical fertilizers that runoff into our rivers, lakes, streams and oceans
- Less waste buried at landfills means less groundwater pollution
- Composting returns valuable organic matter back into the soil to support further plants and food growth
If you need further assistance with workshop registration or composting bin purchases:
- Call us at: (619) 736-5406 (if we are unavailable, we will call you back within 24 hours)
- E-mail us at Lucian@reearthconsulting.com