P&HCC - Stuart Campus - 212 Wood Brothers Drive  - Stuart, VA 24171 

Would you like to learn how to turn food scraps and yard waste into a valuable resource for your garden or plants? Composting can be a confusing process, until you break it down into layers. The benefits of composting include improving soil health, water retention, and less reusable waste going to the landfills and creating methane gas. By using a ‘layering effect’, compost can be created in a reasonable amount of time, with minimal effort. Even the homeowner can use the very beneficial soil amendment for house plants. A variety of ways to create and use compost will be discussed. For more information, please contact Brent Noell at (804) 892-0140 or bnoell@vsu.edu Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility. Posted In: Small Farm Program. Tagged: Southside Virginia, Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, Southwestern, Eastern/Southeastern Virginia, Agribusiness, Computer Skills, Virtual.