Backyard Composting 101

The R-Board and its partners are offering backyard composting classes for homeowners. The classes will teach you how to compost your food scraps and yard waste, how to build a compost bin, and how to compost with worms. Composting 101 classes are open to everyone, but only residents of Stafford County and Fredericksburg City will be able to purchase a composting bin from the R-Board.

Get your Earth Machine compost bin by attending one of our Backyard Composting classes!  Bins are $25 and only available to class graduates who are Stafford or Fredericksburg residents. Bins are limited to one per person. Please pay cash or make your check out to Stafford County.

Composters: The R-Board asks you to help us gather data and track how much organic material you are composting. Please weigh or estimate the weight of your kitchen scraps weekly or monthly and report them to Julie May. The data will be used to help acquire grants to keep this program going.

Spring 2013 Composting Classes

Thursday, March 28 at 7pm – This class has been cancelled.
Rowser Building, 1739 Jeff Davis Hwy, Stafford

Tuesday, April 16 at 7pm
Rowser Building, 1739 Jeff Davis Hwy, Stafford

Saturday, May 4 at 11am
Rowser Building, 1739 Jeff Davis Hwy, Stafford

The classes are free, but please call 540-658-4579 to register.