Save Your Scraps: Vermicomposting Workshop

Learn to reduce your food waste and compost at home! Join I Love A Clean San Diego for our free Save Your Scraps: Vermicomposting Workshop at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 23 at 10:00 a.m. During this workshop, we’ll cover:

· How to reduce food waste in the kitchen

· Why it’s so important to keep food waste out of landfills through composting and the organic waste recycling program

· Tips and tricks on how to use the curbside green bin

Attendees can make and take home a vermicomposting bin (worm composting) during the workshop – all supplies and information will be provided to start easily composting at home! Please note that supplies are limited to one bin per household, with priority given to residents of the City of Vista.

We’ll also have the Sprouting Station open for attendees to plant fruit and vegetable seeds to take home and grow – use the finished compost from your vermicomposting bin to fertilize!

Registration through Eventbrite is required. Thank you to the City of Vista for sponsoring this event!

Too Good To Waste: Food Recovery Workshop

Learn to reduce your food waste and divert organic waste from our local landfills! Join I Love A Clean San Diego for our free Too Good To Waste: Food Recovery Workshop at Lindo Lake County Park on Saturday, March 16, at 10 a.m. During this workshop, we’ll cover:

 

  • Tips to reduce waste when grocery shopping, cooking, and storing food
  • Different styles of composting
  • Why it’s so important to keep organic waste out of the landfill
  • How to properly dispose of food waste through the curbside organic waste recycling program

 

Attendees will have the opportunity to make and take home a vermicomposting bin during the workshop – all supplies will be provided to start easily composting at home! Please note that supplies are limited to one bin per household, with priority given to residents of the unincorporated County of San Diego.

 

Registration is required. Thank you to the County of San Diego for sponsoring this event!

OURganics: Our Relationship with Food

Join I Love A Clean San Diego and the City of Chula Vista for an organics workshop on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Memorial Park, adjacent to the Parkway Community Center located at 373 Park Way, Chula Vista, CA 91910. The event is completely FREE and open to the public.

Come by and learn how to keep organics out of the landfill by shopping smart, storing food properly, and composting your scraps. We will also cover water conservation topics, such as ocean-friendly gardens and laundry-to-landscape systems. There will also be hands-on activities and an eco-kids craft corner!

Get registered today! We hope to see you there!