Bernalillo County Extension Master Composter Program
Welcome!
Welcome to the Bernalillo County Master Composter website. The Master Composter organization provides basic composting classes for the general public and trains volunteers to teach these classes.
- If you would like to attend a composting class, please see Classes and Other Activities for the Public.
- If you would like to schedule a composting class for your organization, see Contact Information.
- If you would like to become a master composter, see 2012 Master Composter Training.
- If you have a composting question, you may send email to compost-questions@nmcomposters.org.
- If you would like to know more about us or find composting resources, see additional links in the left sidebar.
And remember ... when in drought, spread the compost out!
News and Announcements
New Herbicides Imprelis and Aminopyralid Can Contaminate Compost
Up till recently, herbicides commonly used in the home yard or garden did not contaminate compost since they break down in the composting process. However, the US Composting Council is warning us about a new herbicide, Imprelis from DuPont, which can survive the composting process and harm plants which are later grown in the compost. Care should be taken to avoid putting plants which have been treated with Imprelis into compost. Please see article from the Composting Council for more information. In addition, the herbicide Aminopyralid marketed by Dow AgroSciences, bearing brand names including Milestone and Forefront, remains active in horse manure up to three years. See article from BioCycle magazine, The Aminopyralid Challenge Continues. Update: DuPont has announced that it plans to issue a total recall of Imprelis following widespread evidence and complaints that the product has caused the deaths of trees around the country. See report in Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog.
Meet the Composters
We've added a new page to the site introducing some of the many people composting in Albuquerque and nearby communities. We'll continuously add to the page and welcome your photos and composting story. To view the new page and also to get details about submitting your photos, see Meet the Composters.
Learning/Teaching Materials Are Available
Please see composting handouts (or use link in left sidebar) for links to handouts you can use for learning about composting or teaching composting classes. If you have teaching materials to share, please contact the webmaster at bcemcweb@gmail.com.
We Are nmcomposters.org
You can get to our site via the URL nmcomposters.org. Master composters, please share it with your students. The old URL, bernalilloextension.nmsu.edu/mastercomposter, works as well. Both will get you to the page you are on now.
