Education

We are pleased to invite you to our Spring Workshop Series. 

Join Davey Stewards, Katie Struble, and Nic Lewis in this 3-part workshop series, covering the essentials of garden planning, seed preparation, and garden installation.

Each workshop is $20. Please contact us to request a scholarship.

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2/15/25 - 11am-2pm - Garden Planning 101

Star City Compost - 2051 Blue Hills Dr NE

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3/15/25 - 12pm-3pm - Seed Starting, Propagation, & Mushroom Log Inoculation

Star City Compost - 2051 Blue Hills Dr NE

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4/19/25 - 11am-3pm - Spring Transplanting Perrenials & Natives

Lick Run CDC - 1626 10th St NW

In partnership with Star City Compost and Lick Run CDC, we offer educational experiences in composting for youth and adults. The compost facility is open for field trips for adults and youth. We can also come to your classroom with our Compost Education Trailer as presenters on composting, zero-waste, plastic pollution, and hands-on solutions to climate change.

Our team has decades of experience in classroom and outdoor ecological education and has a passion for teaching about sustainability. A sliding-scale contribution for a presentation or field trip ensures educators are paid a living wage, that our programs are always accessible, and that we can continue to invest in community-owned agriculture.

Our Compost Education Trailer is a mobile static aerated compost system. The trailer is available for 2-3 month-long visits to schools and universities. 

The trailer experience teaches: