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THIS WEEK Backyard Composting Made Easy

THIS WEEK Backyard Composting Made Easy. How?. Backyard composting turns organic waste - grasses, leaves, garden debris and vegetable and fruit scrapes - into a nutrient rich mixture you can add to your yard or garden. Why? Keeps yard waste and household food waste out of the trash stream.

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THIS WEEK Backyard Composting Made Easy

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  1. THIS WEEKBackyard Composting Made Easy How? Backyard composting turns organic waste - grasses, leaves, garden debris and vegetable and fruit scrapes - into a nutrient rich mixture you can add to your yard or garden. Why?Keeps yard waste and household food waste out of the trash stream. Next StepsRethinkRecycling.com - lawn garden disposal and composting information for the Twin Cities area.

  2. Composting Awareness Presented by MN ZOO Volunteer Conservation Corps -Aid in the expansion of Zoo’s internal composting efforts -Interact with Zoo guests encouraging them to compost in proper onsite containers -Educate Zoo guests about home composting at various Zoo Special Events

  3. Volunteers daily compost all lunch time food waste in the Education kitchen as part of the Zoo’s internal composting efforts

  4. OctoberFest - Family Farm - 2012 Earth Day – Spring 2013

  5. Engaging shoppers at Farmers Market – Summer 2013 Compostable cups at Tiger Tracks – 5K run

  6. “Composting Awareness” Accomplishments - Participated in 9 onsite events, 1 offsite event and 3 Farmers’ Market days - Volunteers invested 152 hours of program presentation time - 2352 direct contacts with event visitors Thank you –

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