Learn how you can save money and reduce pests by composting your livestock manure! Composting manure helps protect your local watershed, prevents pollution in waterways, and produces a fantastic soil amendment. Composting is easy and inexpensive and can help reduce flies, odors, and waterway contamination. Using composted manure on your garden and landscaping will also help enrich your soil and conserve water.
This workshop will cover:
The basics & benefits of composting
How to incorporate manure into compost piles
Scaling up or down compost pile size
Local regulations and requirements
Preventing odors and flies; and
Protecting local water sources
Benefits of manure composting:
Saves water and money (fewer purchased amendments)
Increases soil health and biodiversity
Prevents flies and odors; and
Protects waterways