The Berkshire Botanical Gardens will teach you to design an active compost pile on Saturday, April 17, from 10 – noon.  BBG members $18, non members $24, and please dress for outdoors.

The first step to a healthy, sustainable garden is a great compost pile.  Discover the differences between active and passive compost pile building, explore compost pile structures, and learn what will work for you.  Understand strategies for making richer compost in a shorter period of time for less work, and consider why we use compost and what it adds to your garden.  Build a tipi compost pile on site, mini-scale, and see what materials can be used in what ratio.  The instructor, Pat Parkins, owns Gardens of the Goddess, and incorporates her interest in ecology into her landscaping practices.  For directions, and to register, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org.