Dane County Extension offers periodic composter trainings to provide training for anyone who wishes to teach others about home composting, including backyard composting and vermicomposting. For those who are interested in learning more, the Wisconsin Composting Stewards Course is free of charge and participants can learn on their own schedule. By taking Wisconsin Composting Stewards, participants will learn the following:

• The environmental impact of landfilling organic waste, including climate change, and how composting can be a solution to address the climate crisis
• How to create and maintain a composting system at home
• How to use finished compost and how compost can improve soil health
• How to promote composting in your community
• Strategies and opportunities to start a composting project in your community

To sign up for the Wisconsin Composting Stewards Course:

1. Enter your contact information into the Composting Stewardship Course form
2. Within 2 business days, you will receive an email from noreply@welcome.csis.wisc.edu that has instructions for setting up your account.  Follow the instructions closely.  If you have technical problems, please send a message with your name, email address, course, and question to courses@extension.wisc.edu