Presented by Mark A. King
MEDEP Division of Materials Management
In conjunction with Maine Resource Recovery Association (MRRA)
and the Food Recovery Council (FRC)
A new program we are offering is the “Maine Master Community Composter Program”. This effort, based loosely on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program, is designed to train participants in the “art and science” of community composting, focusing on setting-up and managing a successful backyard composting program.
Following course completion, successful participants will receive a certificate designating them as a “Master Backyard Composter”; along with the educational tools necessary to help them hold their own backyard compost trainings within their communities and surrounding areas.
The hope is that certificate recipients will conduct several training sessions to help expand compost education efforts while also setting up a strong network of backyard composters across Maine.
What does the course include:
- The course will consist of four virtual classes delivered as webinars:
- Biology of compost, January 29, 10-11am
- Compost feedstocks and recipes, February 26, 10-11am
- Compost methods and systems, March 26, 10-11am
- Building and managing your compost pile. April TBD
- One additional video featuring field demonstration to view actual community compost systems, practice pile monitoring and trouble-shooting skills and to reinforce knowledge gained from the webinars.
- Successful completion of an optional certification exam with a minimum score of 70%, will result in the ability to obtain a Master Community Composter certificate, issued by the Maine Resource Recovery Association.
- Cost – The webinars are fee to attend, participants that wish to be certified can do so through MRRA as follows:
- Students $25.00, Municipal or public resident $100, Discount $25 each for multiples of 3 or more.
- If you miss any of the zoom presentations, they will be available afterwards so you can study for the 50-question certification test. Take the test when you are ready.
Contact Ash VanNorwick or Victor Horton to sign up or follow the link
https://forms.gle/8i4T3VpqHwdXmf7S6
Email: mrrafrc@mrra.net or victor.horton@mrra.net
Tel: 207-814-8973 or 207-355-3104