Compost Demonstration Area

"Charlie's Compost" now on sale at the Nature Center & Preserve!  You will  not find better compost anywhere!  $4 a 20-pound bag!

Nature recycles and replenishes the soil of the forests and prairies. Come out and see how your garden and yard can benefit from this natural process using leaves and other compostable materials.

Composting Workshops

Charlie Shiner has composted for years and has taught composting workshops in the Arlington, Fort Worth, and Southlake area for over seven years. His presentation is full of practical tips and techniques to have a successful home composting area.

Composting is the mixing of organic matter such as leaves, grass clippings, vegetable and fruit scraps, coffee grounds and filters, and even used tea bags to form humus. The humus can be added to garden beds or lawns to enrich the soil since it has many of the nutrients that plants need. By composting kitchen wastes as well as leaves and grass, households are also recycling and reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill and artificial fertilizers that run off into local streams, ponds and lakes.

Schedule

Wednesday, January 11– 9:00am
Saturday, February 18– 9:00am
Wednesday, March 21– 9:00am

Saturday, April 28- 9:00am

Wednesday, May 9 - 9:00am

There is no charge for the workshops; however, making a reservation is recommended. For more information on the workshop, contact Emily Galpin at 817.939.1110 / bobjonesnaturecenter@hotmail.com.