Middlesex County is sponsoring free composting workshops where Middlesex County residents will learn how to reduce waste and improve their soil by composting their yard waste and kitchen scraps right in their own backyards.
A second workshop will be held to explain/demonstrate vermicomposting (composting with worms). The backyard composting workshop will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. The vermicomposting workshop will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 6:30 p.m. Both workshops will be held at the Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension EARTH Center at Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick, and last about two hours. Preregistration is required.
Through these classes, Middlesex County hopes to raise homeowner awareness of the benefits of composting. Residents will learn the correct way to compost and how to troubleshoot problems. The free workshops are sponsored by the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management in conjunction with the Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension Service. To register for the workshops or for further information about this opportunity, call the Division of Solid Waste Management at 732-745-4170 or e-mail [email protected].