Join Backyard Composting with Elise from Rooted Sustainability Initiative is another more in-depth course in the Urban Homesteading 101 series - Backyard Composting is an introductory course in choosing, placing, starting, maintaining and using compost in your home and garden! This course covers: How to choose the right system for your space and where to place it, what can go into compost and what you should avoid, how to successfully use your compost in your garden, as well as some troubleshooting tips! Use this course to create a successful compost system and start diverting your kitchen waste from the landfill. This is also a valuable process that shows the "full circle" cycle of growing food and decomposed food providing nutrients. Share this process as an educational tool for children, students, or anyone wanting to learn more about the relationship between food, the waste stream, and more successful gardening and growing practices.

Rooted Sustainability Initiative is an educational platform and consulting service specializing in helping individuals, families, communities and businesses learn and utilize more sustainable practices and lifestyles. RSI has a commitment to our community schools to donate 10% of all proceeds to environmental education and more sustainable materials in nominated schools.