Community Composting Workshop

1680 Madison Avenue,Wooster OH 44691

18 January, 2023

Description

This event will be held in Fisher Auditorium- South Exhibit This is a FREE community composting workshop made to teach you the basics of soil health and achieving the best crop starting with the soil. There will be food/snacks provided and this event is friendly for anyone any age that wants to learn how to get more out of their garden. Class Instructor is Dave “Dr. Greenhand” Hester! Dave has been in-purpose since he was five-years old, already knowing his purpose. From his grandmother’s hand came his true passion for the Earth. “She taught me that, all great conversations take place around a meal”. From his early days of producing food for neighbors and friends, he began to understand food and the power of feeding people good food. A graduate of Cleveland’s Glenville High School, student of agriculture at Ohio State University’s Agriculture Technology Institute, and a Marine Veteran from 1979 to 1983, his rounded experiences gives you a bigger picture of the unique qualities that Dr. Greenhand brings to the team. “I learned from my grandmother that the secret to beautiful, healthy plants and vegetables is the soil and clean water; Soil is alive!” Dr. Greenhand offers his learned definition of healthy soil: “It’s viable, it has nutrients, and plants are able to live and grow in it. In dirt, you only have mud, dust particles and a little bit of soil; dirt is inert – it is not alive. “ With a strong fatherly presence, Dr. Greenhand learned how to grow vegetables and fell in love with it. In 1975, at the age of 16 the Horticulture Program at his high school was closed down but this did not take him away from his journey with the soil. He enrolled at The Ohio State University and was accepted into the Agriculture Program. Life circumstances introduced him to military service as a teenager to advance his educational pursuits. This time aboard allowed for him to learn many different farming practices and to enhance his passions connected to soil. This also gave him a worldview of his passion for the soil. This would prove very valuable for him today in his role at Rid-All Green Partnership as the Dr. of All Green Things!