Join the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Wake County for a hands-on workshop covering backyard and worm composting! This is a hands-on experience that will give you the opportunity to practice building and harvesting a compost pile.
This is an outdoor workshop. Plan to wear clothes suitable for gardening, including close-toed shoes. Please bring water, as there is not potable drinking water on site.
You will Learn:
- The fundamentals of backyard & worm composting
- The necessary materials for composting
- How to start a bin and obtain worms for it
- Techniques for creating healthy compost
- Monitoring your compost & bin
- Harvesting your compost
- Utilizing your compost
Date: 9/26/26
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: NCSU’s Compost Training Facility
Address: 4051 Chi Road, Raleigh NC
To sign up for this event, click the following link:
go.ncsu.edu/compostworkshop-s26
If you would like to build your own bin during the workshop to take home, contact us for a list of supplies you should bring to build it.
Contact Us:
- mgardener@wake.gov
- (919) 250-1084
