Classes & Workshops

The Compost Education Program offers classes and workshops for individuals throughout the year to help you succeed at composting at your home or apartment.  See the descriptions below, and visit our Events page for access to all CCE-Tompkins classes and events.

2025 Master Composter Training

10 Thursday Classes, February 13 - April 1, 6:00 - 8:00 pm (no class 3/20 or 4/3)

CCETC, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca

Application Deadline: Monday, January 27, 11:59pm

Help promote responsible composting in Tompkins County as a Master Composter volunteer!

This free training program includes ten 2-hour classes (20 hours) and two field trips. In between weekly classes, trainees spend an additional ~2 hours/week volunteering and working on class projects. After training, Master Composters give back to the community through a variety of outreach activities.

More information and the application is available on our Become a Master Composter webpage: http://ccetompkins.org/mc

Contact Adam Michaelides at 607-272-2292 or acm1@cornell.edu to express interest or if you have any questions.

Virtual Compost Fair and 4H Duck Race

Held online on Sun, Sept 13, 2020; recording available!

Description: Continuing our long-standing partnership with the 4-H Duck Race, we broadcasted ~20 minutes of family-oriented and educational programming.

Our compost programming features four ~5 min segments:

• Rot N Roll, Tompkins County’s best compost cover band performing their #1 hit, “Rot Me Mamma”
• Master Composter (MC) Daniel Baruch '20 teaching about outdoor composting basics at the CCETC Demo site
• MC Romina Capelli '20 and her 3 awesome children showing off their home worm composting bin
• Adam Michaelides, Compost Educator, telling folks where they can learn more, and giving away 2 fabulous compost prizes

Feel free to tune into our 2020 Virtual Compost Fair anytime! https://youtu.be/EcuJnYkSM8o?t=1343

Other Compost Classes and Workshops

• Spring Worm Composting Class
• Compost Learning Collaborative Training
• Fall Outdoor Composting Class
• Fall Worm Composting Class
• Bokashi Composting Class

Last updated January 9, 2025