Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority

2012 Workshop Schedule

Home Composting for Busy People! Workshops. Click on the date to register for a class.

 

Workshop reservations are required! For questions or to register by phone please call (925) 906-1801 x306.

 

Date	City	Time	Class	Location
01/04/2012	Walnut Creek	7-8:30 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Heather Farms Community Center
02/28/2012	Lafayette	1-2:30 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Orchard Nursery
03/18/2012	Walnut Creek	3-4:30 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Lindsay Wildlife Museum
04/14/2012	Walnut Creek	10-12:00 p.m.	Vermicompost & Bin Building	Heather Farms Community Center
05/12/2012	Lafayette	12:30-2 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Mt. Diablo Nursery
06/30/2012	Walnut Creek	10:30-12:00 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Lindsay Wildlife Museum
07/14/2012	Walnut Creek	10:00-11:30 a.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Sports Basement
09/08/2012 09/15/2012	Walnut Creek Lafayette	10:00-12:00 p.m. 1:00-2:30 p.m.	Vermicompost & Bin Building Composting & Vermicompost	Civil Park Community Center Orchard Nursery
10/13/202	Lafayette	1:00-2:30 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Orchard Nursery
11/04/2012	Walnut Creek	3:00-4:30 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Lindsay Wildlife Museum
12/5/2012	Walnut Creek	7:00-8:30 p.m.	Composting & Vermicompost	Heather Farms Community Center

 

Workshop Locations:

 

CCCSWA Instructors:

Billi Haug received her Master Gardener certification in 1997 and served as vice president of the Contra Costa Master Gardener Association in 1997/98.In 1998, she received her certification to be a public speaker for the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, sponsored by the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. In May, 2006 she completed her advanced composting certification. She holds several talks on Healthy Gardening, Integrated Pest Management and gives Home Composting workshops throughout the community each season. She is an enthusiastic home gardener and enjoys sharing the pleasures of easy gardening the natural way.

 

 

Linda Mizes A graduate of the University of Chicago, Linda pursued a career teaching administrative medicine, retired and became a Master Gardener for Contra Costa County, then became certified as a Master Composter. She has been composting since the late 1970’s. Currently she is the School Garden Coordinator for the Master Gardeners helping to establish school gardens throughout the county. Since 2001, she has managed two school gardens and more recently, a lunch composting program at Orinda Intermediate School. In 2005, she wrote and produced a composting instructional video “Compost Cooks” intended for an elementary and middle school audience. She has been awarded Orinda’s William Penn Mott, Jr. Environmental Award for her work at OIS and Miramonte High School. She is currently working on a book about composting in California.