News Release
2003 MASTER COMPOSTER PROGRAM
The Boulder County Master Composter Program is now accepting
applications for the 2003 Master Composter class! This year’s course
will be held Tuesdays, April 8th-May 13th 6:30-9pm,
with a final class on Saturday, May 17th, 9am-12noon. All classes will be
held at the Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd Street
in Boulder. The cost for the training is $50 in addition to 15 hours of
required community service to be completed before December 31st, 2003.
This award-winning program, through the help of local composting and
gardening professionals, trains a group of 30 Boulder County residents to
be experts in composting. After the training, the Master Composters then
volunteer their time to staff tables and booths about composting at local
events such as farmer’s markets, festivals, and the county fair. In
addition, this group helps maintain area compost demonstration sites and
runs a compost bin sale in the fall.
For an application for the Master Composter program, call the Boulder
Energy Conservation Center, 303-441-3278 or the Boulder County Cooperative
Extension, 303-776-4865. You may also stop by their offices and pick one
up before the application deadline of Monday, April 1st.
The class is limited to 30 participants and spaces fill quickly.
This program is a proud partnership of the Boulder Energy Conservation
Center, the CSU Cooperative Extension-Boulder County, and the Boulder
County Resource Conservation Division.
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