University of Alaska Fairbanks
09/05/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/05/2025 17:44
Transform your garden with the power of composting
Transform your garden with the power of composting
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Sept. 5, 2025
Photo courtesy of Cathy Turner
Creating compost out of garden waste, like the vegetable remnants in this bin at the Alaska Harvest Collaborative garden, can improve soil health.
Creating compost out of garden waste, like the vegetable remnants in this bin at the Alaska Harvest Collaborative garden, can improve soil health.
In a hands-on workshop led by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive.
Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting - from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile. Successful composting can improve soil health, reduce waste and make your garden more sustainable.
Smith has 15 seasons of experience growing fruits and vegetables in northern climates and working in the local food movement. She also mentors students at the Alaska Harvest Collaborative experiential learning garden at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Troth Yeddha Campus.
The workshop, organized by the UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, is from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Participants will meet at the entrance to Georgeson Botanical Garden at the experiment farm.
The cost is $40 with student discounts available. Register using the online form or visit https://bit.ly/AHC-SEPT17. For more information, contact Smith at [email protected].
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at [email protected] or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to [email protected].
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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