What do Master Composters do?

Examples of volunteer work carried out by Master Composters:

1. Talks

   • Schools - those with gardens and those that don't, which may need encouragement
   • Youth groups - especially those involved with voluntary work in the gardening world
   • Allotment groups and gardening clubs
   • Young Farmers groups
   • Horticultural societies
   • Guest speakers at evening classes in Gardening

2. Demonstrations

   • Schools
   • Neighbourhood events e.g. village fetes, fund raising events and Community days.
   • Local garden centres
   • To your next-door neighbours
   • Set up a home compost demonstration site

3. Written articles

   • Promotion in the local press - the benefits of home made compost
   • Articles in the gardening section of the local paper
   • Promotion of the local sales of green waste compost
   • Newsletters for allotment groups or local resident community groups
   • Articles in Parish/Community/ Church Magazines (see later for examples)

4. Other promotion ideas

   • Help promote future sales of compost bins
   • Help develop education programmes for schools and colleges
   • Help at council run roadshows
   • Help design leaflets
   • Contribute to websites

5. Other ways to help

   • Set up a community composting site
   • Help run a community compost site