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Barbara Quattro
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Subject: Master Composter Training AND Fall Rain Barrel Truckload Sale
STAR Certified Master Composter Class
September 21-24
Houston-area composting enthusiasts can enhance their skills
and spread the sustainable practice through a Sept. 21-24 training at the City
of Houston's Green Building Resource Center. The YardWise Master Composter
Certificate Program, administered by the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling,
offers an in-depth course featuring a team of experienced Houston
professionals. At the end of the training, Master Composters will be able to
create "compost recipes" for specific plants, and help others embrace the
environmental benefits of composting.
Course schedule at the Houston Permitting Center, 1002
Washington Avenue:
- Thursday, Sept. 21, 5-9 pm
- Friday, Sept. 22, 5-9 pm
- Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 am-2:30 pm
- Sunday, Sept. 24, 10 am-4 pm
The program includes classroom work, field trips and
lectures from the following guest speakers:
- John Ferguson, Nature's Way Resources
- Sarah Mason, City of Houston
- Luis Chamorro, The Ground Up
- Joe Blanton, Blanton Landscaping
- Danny Wilson, Farm Dirt
- Bob Randall, Urban Harvest
- . Pat Greer & H.C. Clark, Pat Greer's Kitchen
- ! Lora Hinchcliff, Living Earth Technologies
To complete their certification, participants will perform
20 hours of volunteer service showing others how to compost.
"Composting can save money with its
byproduct of rich fertilizer, and it can reduce the need of toxic pesticides
for lawns and gardens. It also reduces amounts of food and foliage waste being
deposited in landfills," says Steve Stelzer, program director of the Green
Building Resource Center. "When tossed for garbage, this waste creates methane,
which is 25 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Composting is nature's way
of recycling-sharing it is our way of helping nature."
Registration is $40 and seating is limited to 20
participants. Interested composters can learn more or enroll online at
codegreenhouston.org or by contacting Stelzer at 832-394-9050 or
steve....@houstontx.gov.
City of Houston Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Truckload Sale
Orders Due October 8
The City of Houston Green Building Resource Center helps
area residents conserve natural resources to lessen the effects of the Texas
heat by offering rain barrels and compost bins at a discounted price. The fall
edition of its biannual online sale is now open, with a pick-up date of
Saturday, Oct. 14.
The 50-gallon rain barrels, which typically retail at $129
and provide homeowners with an affordable alternative to watering from the tap,
will be available for $69. Additionally, 65-gallon compost bins, which reduce
the volume of garbage needlessly sent to landfills, will be offered for $65.
Both come with instructions for easy set-up and use.
To order, visit the website by Sunday, October 8: RainBarrelProgram.org/Houston
Purchases can be picked up Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 am to
12 pm at the Houston Permitting Center (West) Parking Lot 2, 1002 Washington
Ave. GBRC Program Director Steve Stelzer will be available to answer questions
and assist all who take part in this offer.
About the Green Building Resource Center:
Located on the first floor of the LEED-certified gold
Houston Permitting Center, the Green Building Resource Center has over 70
displays to familiarize oneself with green building technology and materials,
including outdoor demonstrations such as a bioswale and vegetated roof with AC
condensate. Open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, the GBRC also offers
Second Saturday free green building consultation. Learn more at
codegreenhouston.org.
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