The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has offered Backyard Composting classes and workshops for 30 years to provide residents with the basic knowledge on how to compost household organic waste, safely and efficiently. In addition to these basic composting classes, the department will be offering a free Master Composter Certificate Training program with a more advanced look at home composting and a variety of methods that can be used, more study of the composting process, and learning more about the waste stream in Riverside County.
The in-person training classes, for those that want a hands-on group experience, will be on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in La Quinta, beginning March 8. Registration is open now and seating is limited to the first 25 students. Books and study materials will be provided by the department. Instructors will guide students through the course and students will build group compost piles for study and build their own vermicompost bin. To earn a certificate you must attend the four consecutive Saturday classes.
As an alternative option to those that are not able to attend the in-person classes, the department offers virtual online course which will begin second day of the following months of January, April, July, or October, and will allow participants up to three months to study and complete the course from home through online study materials and quizzes to earn the Master Composter Training Certificate. January course registration will close on Friday…