Composting and Vermicomposting Lecture

Organic Garden Club of SUNY Rockland Invites Community
to Learn Pest-Resistant Composting

Lecture is free and open to the public

Suffern, NY - The community is invited to hear Master Gardener Kit Meenan, of Cornell University Cooperative Extension, speak about composting and vermicomposting at Rockland Community College.

Thursday, October 15, 2:00 p.m.

Student Union, Room 3214, RCC Suffern Campus

Lecture:  Composting and Vermicomposting

Admission: Free and open to the public

The RCC student Organic Garden Club has invited Master Gardener Kit Meenan, of Cornell University Cooperative Extension, to speak about composting and vermicomposting. These two methods help create a healthy garden that resists pests.

For more information about the lecture, contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension Community Horticulture office at 845-429-7085 x108 or Organic Garden Club advisor, Gina Liberti, MS, DTR, MS ED, adjunct faculty, Science, at 845-574- 4203, gliberti@sunyrockland.edu

The Organic Garden Club is also holding a plant sale and film fundraiser to raise funds for gardening tools and a shed:

November 17, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; 3-5 p.m.; 6:00- 8:30 p.m.

Film: “The Future of Food” by Debra Koontz Garcia

Student Union, Room 3214

Admission: $3.00 suggested donation

The film is being shown three times. The evening presentation will offer a Q and A after the movie. Refreshments and plants will be available for sale. Funds are being raised to purchase gardening tools and a shed.

For more information about the film fundraiser, contact Organic Garden Club advisor, Gina Liberti, MS, DTR, MS ED, adjunct faculty, Science, at 845-574- 4203, gliberti@sunyrockland.edu

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.