sustainability

7th Annual Composting Symposium: Backyard, Business, and Beyond

February 8, 2010

12:30-6:30pm

University of Illinois Extension Sangamon-Menard Unit, Springfield, IL

Keynote Speaker: Ken Dunn, The Resource Center, "Composting for a Sustainable Future"

This is the seventh composting symposium to be held in Illinois. The symposium is a forum for sharing composting, stimulating the composting market, and bringing composters, educators and business people together so that everyone can benefit from learning about this excellent organic soil amendment.

The symposium is will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about composting organic materials from national and local experts. The symposium will cover topics ranging from backyard composting for beginners to large scale projects for municipalities or farms. The symposium is open to the public. Educators, farmers, gardeners, and entrepreneurs are all encouraged to attend, there will be something for everyone.

For more information on the symposium and how to register click here.

Sponsored by a partnership of: Illinois Stewardship Alliance, University of Illinois Extension, City of Springfield’s Division of Waste and Recycling, North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, and Illinois Department of Agriculture.