Composting Classes
During the Summer and Fall, contact www.dug.org to sign up for a free composting seminar!
Composting Resources
Composting Basics by Denver Urban Gardens (DUG): A great crash course! DUG also offers free composting classes in and around the Denver community!
Home Composting Information by the City of Denver: Another fantastic introduction with links to other Denver Recycles programs.
Como Abonar/Compost de la Ciudad de Denver: Una buena introducción al compostaje con enlaces a otros programas de Denver Recycles.
Backyard Composting: It's Only Natural by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Waste Farmers is the service provider for the Pilot Composting Program in the Tivoli.
Home Composting Information by the City of Denver: Another fantastic introduction with links to other Denver Recycles programs.
Como Abonar/Compost de la Ciudad de Denver: Una buena introducción al compostaje con enlaces a otros programas de Denver Recycles.
Backyard Composting: It's Only Natural by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Waste Farmers is the service provider for the Pilot Composting Program in the Tivoli.
Press
9 News:
January 25, 2011: Auraria compost campaign (video)
January 25, 2011: Auraria students launch compost campaign (print)
UCD Advocate:
December 8, 2011: Auraria Campus doesn't just recycle: Composting to begin at the Tivoli in early January
October 20, 2010: UC Denver keeping green sexy: Student organization, CROP, promotes campus sustainability
April 21, 2010: Photobooth: Sun-powered fun at the sustainability fair
January 25, 2011: Auraria compost campaign (video)
January 25, 2011: Auraria students launch compost campaign (print)
UCD Advocate:
December 8, 2011: Auraria Campus doesn't just recycle: Composting to begin at the Tivoli in early January
October 20, 2010: UC Denver keeping green sexy: Student organization, CROP, promotes campus sustainability
April 21, 2010: Photobooth: Sun-powered fun at the sustainability fair
Our Favorite Reads (All of these gems are available through the Auraria Campus or Denver Public Libraries)
Worms Eat My Garbage, Mary Appelhof (that's vintage, baby.)
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City, Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutsen
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, Toby Hemenway
City Bountiful: A Century of Community Gardening in America, Laura Lawson
The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City, Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutsen
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, Toby Hemenway
City Bountiful: A Century of Community Gardening in America, Laura Lawson
The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry
For the Little Ones
Garbage Helps our Garden Grow: A Compost Story, Linda Glaser