Compost and Soil Microscopy Mini-Course
The Compost and Soil Microscopy Mini-Course introduces the microbial life that exists in healthy soil and the basics of using a microscope and your senses...
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ILSR developed these Composting Learning Activities under its Programa de capacitación sobre compostaje de Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders to assist community composting sites in training their own community participants. These Learning Activities provide a hands-on complement to our Curso en línea con certificado «Compostaje comunitario 101», que prepara a los participantes para establecer y gestionar proyectos de compostaje que involucren y sirvan a sus comunidades. These Learning Activities are available for free! Por favor tómate un momento para contarnos cómo utilizará estos recursos, enviarnos sus comentarios o darnos su opinión sobre futuros recursos.
The following Learning Activities cover different aspects of the composting process. Each Learning Activity covers: duration, appropriate age group, learning objectives, materials needed, and instructions.
Spanish: Identificación de materiales compostables
Duration: 20-minute minimum
Age Group: All ages
Spanish: Construcción de pilas y medición de la densidad de la pila
Duration: 2 hours
Age Group: High school age and older
Spanish: La Prueba de humedad del “apretón” para una pila de compost
Duration: 15 to 30 minutes
Age Group: All ages
Spanish: Demostración de los beneficios de retención del agua del compost
Duration: 15 minutes
Age Group: All ages
Spanish: Prueba de germinación de semillas para determinar la madurez del compost
Duration: 5 days to 2 weeks (depending on seeds used)
Age Group: All ages

Practice identifying the soil microorganisms that influence soil health.
Duration: 10 minutes minimum
Age Group: All ages

Use your senses to make observations and hypotheses about which microorganisms you will find in your soil or compost sample.
Duration: 20 minutes minimum
Age Group: All ages

How to safely collect a soil or compost sample with a proper personal protection protocol.
Duration: 30 minutes
Age Group: Adults

Practice interpreting sample test results and creating a plan for bioremediation for the contaminants of concern.
Duration: 45 minutes
Age Group: Adults

Think through ways that contamination can be reduced or managed throughout the flow of composting materials.
Duration: 1 hour
Audience: Compost Site Operators

Perform a contamination audit and calculate contamination levels for feedstocks or overs.
Duration: 2 – 4 hours
Audience: Compost Site Operators
This training guide covers the fundamentals of composting, including benefits of composting, building and managing a compost pile, and troubleshooting.
The Compost and Soil Microscopy Mini-Course introduces the microbial life that exists in healthy soil and the basics of using a microscope and your senses...
La guía Home Composting 101 (Compostaje doméstico 101) del ILSR cubre los fundamentos del compostaje doméstico, incluyendo los beneficios del compostaje, la construcción y gestión de una pila de compostaje y la resolución de problemas.
La guía de capacitación Composting 101 (Compostaje 101) del ILSR cubre los fundamentos del compostaje comunitario, incluyendo los beneficios del compostaje, la construcción y gestión de una pila de compost y la resolución de problemas.
Do It Yourself Trommel is a step-by-step guide by Bruno Navarro of Nexus Bau to building an electric trommel compost screener intended for use at...
Este proyecto ha sido financiado en parte por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos en virtud de un acuerdo de asistencia en materia de reciclaje, educación y divulgación (REO) con el ILSR.