Compost Pro

The Civic Garden Center's Compost Pro training is a six-part series open to anyone wanting to advance their composting skills and knowledge. The goal of the program is to build a composting knowledge base in the Cincinnati region.

Participants will walk away knowing:

  • How to implement their own compost system

  • What's happening with composting in Cincinnati

  • Why composting is important and relevant in combating the climate crisis

Program Information

Compost Pro includes 10 hours of classroom instruction, 10 hours of field study and the opportunity to earn certification upon perfect attendance and completion of 30 volunteer hours.

This year, we’ll be running Compost Pro in a hybrid format over six sessions. A mix of virtual and in-person lectures will occur over four Wednesday evenings in October, with four in-person field trips scheduled over two Saturdays.

The 2023 Schedule

  • Wednesday, October 4, 5:30-8pm (virtual): Food Waste and Cincinnati Compost History

  • Saturday, October 7, 9:30am-2:30pm (in person): Field trips to Walnut Hills bioreactor site and Green Acres

  • Wednesday, October 11, 5:3o-8pm (virtual): Composting Rules & Regulations and Backyard Composting

  • Wednesday, October 18, 5:30-8pm (virtual): Vermicompost and Bokashi

  • Saturday, October 21, 9:30am-2:30pm (in person): Field trips TBA

  • Wednesday, October 25, 5:30-8pm (in person): Current Initiatives Panel

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Interested?

Sign up for the interest list and we’ll let you know when we open registration for the next cohort.

If you have questions, please reach out to our Ecology Education Manager, Mary Dudley: mdudley@civicgardencenter.org