NSR Composter Training Program

Composting at the community-level – which includes schools, churches, community gardens, farms and other community institutions – is an effective way to engage youth, gardeners, and other members of the public in the act of recycling wasted food into a valuable soil amendment. Community leaders may be inspired to install and operate composting sites, but they need training, exposure to best practices and systems, and on-the-ground technical support to be successful. The Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders (NSR) Composter Training Program was designed to help communities meet this need.

The NSR Composter Training Program is a train-the-trainer program that prepares participants to establish and manage composting projects that both engage and serve their communities. Participants can then teach others, share lessons learned, start their own enterprises, and contribute to advancing local composting.

 

Training Options

Below is a list of our current training offerings:

 

Past Classes

Here are examples of where the NSR Composter Training Program has been replicated: 

The NSR program has also been adapted to fit the needs of different communities, from youth leadership training to home composting classes. Examples include:

 

NSR Resources

 

Other Resources

Also, check out our other composting webinars, our Composting for Community Podcast, and learn about our Community Composter Coalition.