Composting is one tactic for diverting waste from the Pitkin County Landfill which is quickly reaching capacity. A “living lab” has created gardens at the landfill in order to take full advantage of the compost there. This spring there will also be a series of workshops for residents eager to turn their own thumbs green.
Kim Doyle Wille, the founder of Growing Empowerment, teaches high school and community garden classes with the hopes of making fresh produce available to those in need.
Her spring series of workshops at the landfill began last weekend with a seed a soil giveaway. This Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., she will demonstrate building a self-wicking garden bed such as the ones available to the public at the landfill. The construction retains moisture so less watering is needed which makes it more environmentally sustainable and financially manageable.
