- Workshops are offered in Boulder,
Broomfield and Longmont
(Workshop flyer - pdf)
- For most workshops, space is limited to the first 30 people.
- Please RSVP for the workshop you are interested in attending.
- Follow link to see a description of the workshop and directions to the
location of the workshop.
All Boulder Workshops held at:
Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St. (directions)
RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242
- Friday, April 18, 2008, 1:00 -
3:30 pm
Build your own vermicomposting bin! (fundraising event for Aging
Services Foundation of Boulder County)
- Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:30–12:00 Noon
Family Composting Workshop
- Tuesday, April 22,
2008, 6:30–8:30 pm
Backyard Composting Workshop (for EARTH
DAY)
- Saturday, May 10, 2008, 10:00–12:00 Noon
Backyard Composting Workshop (during BIN sale)
- Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 10:30–12:00 Noon
Worm Composting Workshop for KIDS
- Thursday, June 12, 2008, 6:00–8:00 pm
Worm Composting Workshop
Longmont Workshops held at:
Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd.
Natural Resources Building classroom
Broomfield
Workshop held at: Broomfield Recycling Center, 225 Commerce St.
The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division encourages residents to focus
on keeping food scraps and yard waste in your own backyard. Since many
communities will start curbside collection programs in 2008, we want to
emphasize that keeping organics in your own backyard is the best way to reduce
your carbon footprint.
Plus, you will get beautiful compost to use for your own plants and flowers.
However, curbside food scrap and yard waste collection is easy and convenient if
you are not able to or interested in composting yourself.
How can you learn more? Visit or attend one of our booths or workshops and buy a
Soilsaver compost bin or a Green Cone food digester at a bin sale.
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Event Specifics
Friday, April 18, 2008
Creating Rich Soil for Aging (Build your own vermicomposting bin)
Old Firehouse Liquor Building (across from 24 hour fitness)
2801 Iris Street, Boulder
1:00 - 3:30 pm
Please RSVP to 303-441-1685
Donations accepted for this fund-raising event.
Creating Rich Soil for Aging (Build your own vermicomposting bin)
A fundraising event to enrich the lives of older adults and their caregivers.
Sponsored by the Aging Services Foundation of Boulder County. Learn how to build
and maintain your own worm bins. Finger desserts and drinks will be served. This
is a free event - donations will be accepted. (back)
Family Composting Workshop
Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Please RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242
Family Composting Workshop
Turn your banana peels, coffee grounds and yard waste into brown gold - compost!
Children and adults are invited to learn simple backyard and worm composting
methods in a hands-on program 10:30 a.m.- Noon Saturday, April 19 at the Boulder
County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder. Admission is free.
You’ll hear about easy and simple techniques to turn our Colorado clay soils
into the perfect medium for growing a garden. Learn about different types of
compost bins, what to feed your compost critters and explore the possibilities
of composting with red wiggler worms. See the bugs! Hold the worms! It’s fun for
everyone.
Directions: At the intersection of 63rd St. and Arapahoe Rd.
in Boulder, head north on 63rd St. for ¼ mile to the Boulder County Recycling
Center. Turn left into facility and follow signs for Visitors to administration
building at the back of the property. (back)
Tuesday, April 22 CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
Backyard Composting Workshop
Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242
What a great way to celebrate Earth Day by learning how to compost your food
scraps and yard waste. This workshop is suitable for beginners and seasoned
composters wanting to brush up on their knowledge. We will look at a variety of
composting methods and home uses for your finished products.
Backyard composting . . . What is it? How does it work? How do I start? Learn
with hands-on learning through interactive demonstrations. Tools and techniques
for successful backyard composting will be explained.
Directions: At the
intersection of 63rd St. and Arapahoe Rd. in Boulder, head north on 63rd St. for
¼ mile to the Boulder County Recycling Center. Turn left into facility and
follow signs for Visitors to administration building at the back of the
property. (back)
Booth at the Colorado’s Children’s Day Activities
Pearl St. Mall, Boulder
Noon – 4 p.m.
Bring the kids to Colorado’s Children’s Day on the Pearl Street mall and visit
the Boulder County Resource Conservation booth. Dig into a working worm
composting bin, discover the Compost Critters that make composting work, make a
worm puppet and more! (back)
Celebrate International Compost Week – May 4 – 10
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Boulder County Fairgrounds
Natural Resources Building classroom
9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont
10 a.m. – Noon
Please RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242
This workshop is suitable for beginners and seasoned composters wanting to brush
up on their knowledge. We will look at a variety of composting methods and home
uses for your finished products.
Backyard composting . . . What is it? How does it work? How do I start? Tools
and techniques for successful backyard composting will be explained.
Directions: Boulder County Fairgrounds is located on the corner of Nelson and
Hover Rd. in Longmont. From Nelson Rd. head north into the fairgrounds main
entrance and follow road to the Natural Resources Office located on the
southwest corner of the fairgrounds property.
Boulder County Fairgrounds
Natural Resources Building classroom
9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to Eco-Cycle at 303-772-7300
Composting is nature's way of recycling waste into beneficial soil amendments.
It is simple, sustainable, and can be done at home.
This workshop will show you the basics of how to get started, and how to
successfully compost your yard and food waste.
Directions: Boulder County Fairgrounds is located on the corner of Nelson and
Hover Rd. in Longmont. From Nelson Rd. head north into the fairgrounds main
entrance and follow road to the Natural Resources Office located on the
southwest corner of the fairgrounds property.
Saturday, May 10, 2008Backyard Composting Workshop/Bin Sale
Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder
10 a.m. – Noon
Please RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242
This workshop is suitable for beginners and seasoned composters wanting to brush
up on their knowledge. We will look at a variety of composting methods and home
uses for your finished products.
Backyard composting . . . What is it? How does it work? How do I start? Learn
with hands-on learning through interactive demonstrations. Tools and techniques
for successful backyard composting will be explained.
Directions: At the intersection of 63rd St. and Arapahoe Rd. in Boulder, head
north on 63rd St. for ¼ mile to the Boulder County Recycling Center. Turn left
into facility and follow signs for Visitors to administration building at the
back of the property. (back)
Kids Worm Composting Workshop
Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder
10:30 - Noon
Please RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242Explore the wonders of red wiggler worms and how ‘worms can eat our garbage’.
Participants will learn how to make a comfortable house for red wigglers, what
to feed them and how they make castings that can be used on house plants,
flowers and in the garden! Have fun during this hands-on workshop. All ages
welcome with adult.
Directions: At the intersection of 63rd St. and
Arapahoe Rd. in Boulder, head north on 63rd St. for ¼ mile to the Boulder County
Recycling Center. Turn left into facility and follow signs for Visitors to
administration building at the back of the property. (back)
Worm Composting – Great for apartment and mountain dwellers.
Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to slambright@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2242
Don’t have a backyard or worried about bears getting into a compost bin? Then
this workshop is for you! Learn how to reduce your food scraps by composting
with red wiggler worms. Participants will get first-hand experience on how to
build a bin, what to feed the worms and how to harvest the castings. Come out
and have some fun!
Directions: At the intersection of 63rd St. and Arapahoe Rd. in Boulder, head
north on 63rd St. for ¼ mile to the Boulder County Recycling Center. Turn left
into facility and follow signs for Visitors to administration building at the
back of the property. (back)
Broomfield Recycling Center
225 Commerce St., Broomfield
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to Genevieve at Eco-Cycle, 303-404-2839 Composting is nature's way of recycling waste into beneficial soil amendments.
It is simple, sustainable, and can be done at home.
Boulder Compost will show you the basics of how to get started, and how to
successfully compost your yard and food waste.
Directions: From Boulder: Take Hwy 36 East to Broomfield/Wadsworth exit. Turn
left off the ramp. Take 2nd left to 287South. Turn right on Nickel (1st light)
and immediately get in left lane to Stop sign. Straight on Commerce St. Main
entrance of the Broomfield Recycling Center/Eco-Cycle is 2nd driveway on the
right. (back) |
