Thermophilic Composting Workshop

Transform your kitchen scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich soil! Join our hands-on Thermophilic Composting Workshop to learn the science of hot composting. Discover how to balance your greens and browns, manage temperatures, and let heat-loving microbes supercharge your gardening efforts. Bring your questions and get your hands dirty in this interactive session with Steve Hahn-Smith. He will cover the entire process of hot composting from start to finish.

Topics Covered:

• Science of the Pile: How heat-loving (thermophilic) bacteria break down waste.
• Pros and Cons: The advantages of rapid composting versus standard passive heaps.
• Materials & Ratios: Selecting materials and perfecting the optimal Carbon-to-Nitrogen ratios.
• Building the Pile: Step-by-step, hands-on demonstration of layering and watering.
• Long-Term Management: Turning, aeration, and moisture control.

There will be Q&A Session dedicated time at the end

Steve Hahn-Smith's Bio

• Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) through Sustainable Solano
• Soil Food Web Foundational Course Graduate and Advanced Soil Food Web Workshop in Costa Rica, CLP program
• Board of Directors for Cultivate Community Food Coop (CCFC)
• Healthcare – Deputy Director at Contra Costa Behavioral Health
• Passionate about living in a sustainable way, planet health, and healthy local communities
• Composting, vermicomposting, casting production becoming more than a hobby!
• Have fully developed worm breeding system and production of biologically rich, local worm castings