Composting 101 - Thursday, May 14 - 1:00 pm

ABOUT THIS EVENT WHY COMPOSTING? 20% OF WASTE IS LANDSCAPING DEBRIS, BUT WE CAN CHANGE THAT BY COMPOSTING AT HOME. JOIN US TO LEARN THE BASIC STEPS ON HOW TO START YOUR COMPOST AT HOME AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT. INFORMATION TO MEET YOUR NEEDS WHO WE ARE THE UF/IFAS OSCEOLA COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICES IS AN OFF-CAMPUS BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND WORKS TO PROVIDE EVERYDAY SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR LIFE. EXTENSION IF FOR ALL SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, RACE, DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR INCOME. WE: • OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BASED ON THE LOCAL NEEDS OF CITIZENS • UTILIZE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS CLASSES, INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS, FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS, WEBSITE, EMAIL, AND PHONE. OUR MISSION THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA/IFAS EXTENSION OSCEOLA COUNTY IS A FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE, HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE LIFE SCIENCES BY MAKING THAT KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBLE TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OFF HUMAN LIFE. HORTICULTURE * Providing education to residents, builders, developers, and landscape professionals in: * Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ * Pest management * Landscape Professional Training * Pesticide Applicator Testing/CEUs * Vegetable Gardening * The Plant Clinic is open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm to provide home gardening information and diagnostic services.