Master Composter Training
Environmental Co-op sponsors master composter classes twice a year. These classes, sanctioned by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), are open to anyone who is interested in learning about composting. The class consists of 16 hours of classroom time that includes lecture, video, and personal ‘hands-on’ experience to learn how to build a compost pile.
Becoming a certified Master Composter requires taking the class plus performing 20 hours of volunteer service on behalf of the Co-op. Service opportunities in Kaufman County include working at public events with the Co-op, working with school children on environmental issues such as composting or vermicomposting, maintenance of compost demonstration sites, giving neighborhood demonstrations, or working in the Co-op office. Click on the Current Events button, watch your local newspapers, or call the Co-op office at 972-524-0007 to find class schedules. And log on to www.dirtdoctor.com for information about Howard Garrett’s Basic Organic Program.