The Spring 2017 NYC Master Composter Course Application is open! This intensive course covers soil and compost science, compost system designs, management of a community compost project, and much more. The NYC Master Composter Course requires 24 hours of classroom instruction, two fun field trips, and 30 hours of compost-related fieldwork. This class is designed for all levels of compost knowledge from the novice food scrap saver to the experienced community gardener!

Application deadline: February 1, 2017

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Details for the Manhattan course are below:

NYC Compost Project hosted by the Lower East Side Ecology Center
Class dates and time: 8 Thursdays, 6 to 9pm, March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 4, 11, 18
Field trips: 2 Saturdays in Spring 2016
Location: Sixth Street Community Center