Backyard Composting
Thursday, May 7, 2026 • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Montgomery County Government Center
755 Roanoke Street - Multipurpose Room 1, Christiansburg, Va 24073
Would you like to learn how to turn food scraps and yard waste into a valuable resource for your garden or plants? Composting can be a confusing process, until you break it down into layers. The benefits of composting include improving soil health, water retention, and less reusable waste going to the landfills and creating methane gas. By using a 'layering effect', compost can be created in a reasonalbe amount of time, with minimal effort. Even the homeowner can use the very beneficial soil amenment for house plants. A variety of ways to create and use compost will be discussed
For more information, contact Brent Noell at 804.892.0140 or bnoell@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please call 804-524-3292 / TDD 800-828-1120 during business hours of 8 am and 5 pm to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments