2009 Master Composter/Soil Builder Training

The Master Composter/ Soil Builder training will teach you to assess your personal carbon footprint and develop a climate change action plan that starts in your own backyard.

As a Master Composter/ Soil Builder, you will learn to:

·        Build healthy soil with compost and mulch

·        Grow beautiful natural gardens

·        Understand your connection to climate change

·        Assess your personal carbon footprint

·        Reduce pesticide use

·        Conserve water and protect water quality

The Master Composter/ Soil Builder training is an in-depth, 3-week program, and will begin in mid-March of 2009.  Applications will become available to the public in late December of 2008.  To stay up to date with the 2009 application process, contact the Volunteer Coordinator and ask to be placed on the 2009 applicant mailing list.  Anyone is welcome to apply to the Master Composter/Soil Builder training, but in order to be accepted into the program you must be a resident of the City of Seattle.

Master Composter/Soil Builder training is valued at $500.00 per volunteer and includes training,  educational materials and personal composting bins.  We require a deposit of $150 upon acceptance to the program, which will be refunded when 40 hours of volunteer outreach for the program. Outreach hours must be completed within 12 months of training completion to be eligible for refund.

As a MC/SB graduate, you will become part of a select group of Seattle residents making the big picture personal and sharing what you learn with friends, neighbors and the community at large.