Urban Harvest Class: Hands On: Backyard Composting & Maintaining Healthy Soil

Title: Urban Harvest Class: Hands On: Backyard Composting & Maintaining Healthy Soil
Location: Westbury Community Garden
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Description: Join Urban Harvest as they build a compost bin at Westbury Community Garden and learn how to build your own. Fresh compost for your garden produces a more bountiful harvest by improving plant health, revitalizing the soil’s nutrient base, retaining water during dry days and protecting your roots from erosion and disease during rainy periods. Although you can buy good compost, it can be expensive and of questionable quality. The best way is to make your own from the free materials you already have: garden waste, yard clippings and other organic materials. The benefits also include good exercise for you while diverting waste from landfills and producing a beneficial product. Composting is the best strategy for a healthy garden and a sustainable environment.
Start Time: 15:00
Date: 2011-11-12
End Time: 17:30