Agricultural Composting Resources & Education Series

Agricultural Composting Resources & Education Series

OSU Extension, Clackamas County SWCD, and the Western SARE Program are co-sponsoring Agricultural Composting Resource and Education (ACRE), a two-day hands-on workshop. The course is designed for agricultural professionals and agricultural composters.

The workshop is held at Oregon State University's new Agricultural Composting Facility at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. The course will include hands-on and classroom activities. Participants will learn about different composting methods, facility design and location, environmental and regulatory concerns, equipment for agricultural composting, developingcompost recipes, using compost, and more. The registation fee covers resource notebook, lunch and workshop materials. Sample Course Agenda

2013 ACRES Workshop

Two day workshop

Thursday, April 18 and Thursday April 25 at NWREC in Aurora

Registration fee: $90

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Contact Heidi Noordijk (503-678-1264 x141) for more information.