Palmer scientist to lead workshop on composting for beginners
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Nov. 6, 2025
Caley Gasch, a UAF soil scientist, takes a break at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, where she is based. Gasch will lead a Nov. 13 workshop on compost basics.
Caley Gasch, a soil scientist with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, will lead a workshop on the basics of composting, which creates a great soil amendment and keeps materials from going to the landfill. Gasch will build a small compost pile as a demonstration.
This lunch-and-learn event is available in person and via Zoom. The in-person class will be in Kertulla Hall, Room 208, at the Matanuska Experiment Station and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer.
The free class is from noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Register for both in-person and Zoom using the , or visit .
For more information, call the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center front desk at 907-745-3360.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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