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Class Date:
May 22 & 23, 2000
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Scenes from the Master Composter Class
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Below: Composter Volunteers working on completion of the 1st Demonstration Bins.
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The process of filling the bins begins after the "supplies" have been collected. "Brown stuff", and "Green Stuff" are needed to get the bins going.
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Photos: Nancy Wilkins, Tamara Chasteen and Diana Sprott working on the compost bin.
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The Walker County Composting Project is currently underway. For more information contact the Walker County Extension Office (936) 435-2426 or Keep Riverside Beautiful-Coordinator, Diane Laskie at (409) 594-5568.
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The Demonstration site is located on Hwy 75 N (approximately 2 miles north of Walker Bryd Lumber). Left side of Hwy 75 N at Tam Road.
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Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
The information given herein is for educational purposes only.
Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the
Cooperative Extension Service is implied.
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Phone: 936-435-2426
Fax: 936-435-2429
Email: r-lepley@tamu.edu
http://harris-cnty.tamu.edu/walker
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