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Clark County Public Works Environmental Outreach Specialist Shannon Hunter, left, and volunteer Hill Andersen fill a compost bin with brown leaves at Heritage Farm last week. Public Works will soon host spring workshops to teach gardeners the basics of composting.

Scraps to soil: Honing the art and science of composting

At Heritage Farm, a handful of buckets filled with grass, coffee grounds and fallen leaves are helping answer a deceptively simple question: What makes the perfect compost? For approximately six … more

Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com | 4/6/26

Volunteers pose with a finished compost pile, freshly layered with greens and browns, during a workshop held last week at the Center for Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education. The bin was removed to show the mix. In roughly four months, this pile will become nutrient-rich soil.

Clark County workshop teaches local gardeners to champion composting

Under a cloudy sky at the Center for Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education (CASEE) gardens on Wednesday, volunteers from across Clark County gathered to build something deceptively … more

Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com | 6/10/25

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