International Compost Awareness Week

This year, we have a week full of events to celebrate International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW)! Make sure you RSVP today! We start off on Monday, 5/6/24, with a virtual tour of the Norman Compost Facility. On Tuesday, 5/7/24, we will have two workshops on composting at The Well in Norman. On Wednesday, 5/8/24, we have teamed up with the Downtown Library to view the movie Kiss The Ground and host a composting demonstration. Thursday, we will have a screening of the new movie Common Ground at Rodeo Cinema; OCASA members get discounted tickets! Join us on Friday for a Social Hour at Sailor and the Dock!

And then, on Saturday, we will have our annual COMPOST FESTIVAL at Scissortail Park!!! This event is filled with workshops, vendors, educational tables, and panels. Let us know which event you will attend by clicking the button below.

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INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

5/6/24	Virtual Tour of Norman’s Compost Facility with Q&A 11:30am-12:30pm 225 N Webster Ave Norman, OK 73069 Room B
5/7/24	Cultivate Compost Awareness at The Well Noon and 5:30pm 210 James Garner Ave, Norman, OK 73069
5/8/24	*Vermicomposting Class and Kiss the Ground* screening at the Metropolitan Downtown Library** 5pm – 9pm 300 Park Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
5/9/24	*Watch Common Ground* at Rodeo Cinema** (OCASA Members get a discount) 6:30pm – 9pm 2221 Exchange Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73108
5/10/24	ICAW Social Hour at Sailor & The Dock 5pm – 6:30pm 617 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
5/11/24	Compost Festival at Scissortail Park 9am – 1pm 415 S Robinson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73109 9 -9:50 am – Yoga with Amber Ramjak at the Feather Sculpture 10-10:50am – Compost as a Community Climate Solution 11 – 11:50am – Vermicomposting Workshop 12 – 12:50pm – Green Voices Unite: Leading the Eco Revolution panel

International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. It is celebrated nationwide and in other countries each year during the first full week of May. The goal of ICAW is to work together to raise public awareness on why we all should be composting our organics and using compost to create healthier soil. Learn more at https://www.compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Home