CET, with support from NYS DEC, is hosting a free compost site operators’ workshop in Schenectady, New York on March 30th, 2026 from 10:30am-2:30pm.  

Join us for an engaging and informative half-day event focused on best practices for implementing community scale composting systems in New York State. The workshop will be led by James McSweeney of Compost Technical Services and The 131° School of Composting. 

The workshop will be divided into two parts: an online webinar and a half-day field session. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 3rd from 10:00am-12:00pm. All in-person registrants will automatically register for the webinar. If you are unable to attend, we will record the session so that attendees can watch before the in-person field portion.  

The hands-on field session will take place at Fehr Avenue Farm, in collaboration with the Schenectady Community Compost Project.  

This workshop is geared toward the following participants from New York State: 

• Operators of agricultural, municipal, and private composting operations that accept food scraps. 

• Operators of small-scale/community composting sites that accept food scraps, such as community gardens, local parks, etc. 

• Other interested parties considering starting a commercial or community scale composting operation to compost food scraps. 

Registration is open now!