Backyard Composting Basics with Montgomery County Dept. of Environmental Protection

at Gaithersburg Library

Learn how composting helps protect the environment, improves the health of your lawn and garden, and can save you money.

Join Jessica Panicola from Montgomery County Enviornmental Protection to learn how backyard composting transforms your yard and garden trimmings, such as grass clippings, leaves, and garden pruning's, into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling material that naturally enriches the soil! Register today to attend a Backyard Composting Workshop designed to teach you about the composting process and how to use your backyard composting bin.

Please note this is NOT a food scraps composting workshop.

Registration is not required.

Questions about this program? Please contact Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.

By joining this MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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