Santa Fe Compost Action Team - SCAT

Every year, 30-40% of food goes uneaten – that means 60 million tons of food waste end up in landfills, where they create greenhouse gases. The first goal is to reduce food waste. And when we do have food waste, we can keep it out of landfills by composting. And if you’re a gardener, compost is a great way to improve soil health. The Santa Fe Compost Action Team (SCAT) helps Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners and the public learn the basics of composting.

Interested in learning more about composting? Here’s how to get started.

If you’re already a Master Gardener, you can become a Master Composter through the SCAT Volunteer Training course. You’ll learn how to compost your own food waste and become a trained educator to help others compost, too. You’ll help maintain the Compost Demonstration Site at the SF County Extension campus and assist with educational composting clinics open to SFEMG members and the public. Interested?

You’ll earn OS hours for your work at the site, CE hours after you complete the training course, and PE hours once you’re trained and are assisting with workshops.

Master Composter and student cutting fruit and vegetables for a bokashi bucket

If you’re a member of the public, join us for one of our educational training sessions. You can learn the basics of different composting methods, such as vermiculture (worm composting), bokashi (a fermentation-based method), and thermophilic and passive composting.

Want to learn more? The New Mexico State University Extension Office has an extensive archive of information about composting that is free and available to the public.

SFEMG Master Composter Certification Process Under Review