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Become a Master Composter! Minimize your carbon footprint. Keep food and yard waste out of the landfill to reduce harmful methane gas emissions. Use “waste” to create amendments for your garden. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Reduce water use and increase water retention. Compost increases your soil’s water-holding capacity and improves water retention. The Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting through lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip. The Course Covers the Following Topics: - Traditional composting & vermicomposting - Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!) - Microbiology of composting - Bokashi fermentation - Macrodecomposers in your compost pile Environmental impacts … and much more! Master Composter certification requires attendance at all five classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Meet new people in this fun, hands-on course and develop your composting knowledge, all while serving your community! Class size is limited. This class will meet Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by an adult. Week 1 – March 11 Week 2 – March 18 SKIP – March 25 Week 3 – April 1 Week 4 – April 8 Week 5 – April 15 Residents of unincorporated County of San Diego will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. You MUST register to attend. BEFORE REGISTERING, please enter your address to check your residency. You can select the County of San Diego Residents ticket option ONLY if your jurisdiction is “S.D. COUNTY.” All others must select the waitlist option. Course Fee: $25. If this course fee presents a financial hardship, it may be waived upon request. Please contact Kelsea Jacobsen before registering to inquire. Stay Social! Facebook & Instagram

Wyoming and federal officials will formally kick off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California.

As the pandemic continues, the Food and Drug Administration has granted extensions to the shelf life of some at-home rapid antigen tests, causing confusion about whether a test is safe to use.

If the guy skeeters can't hear the buzz of females ... no mating, no new generations. The results of a study on mosquito hearing could lead to a different kind of population control tool.

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The former prisoners were tearfully reunited with family and friends at the airport, hugging and crying after years of enforced separation.

Join us for the closing reception of Saulo Cisneros' photographic exhibition at You Belong Here San Diego. "Cambio Concreto: New Broken Promises" is a photographic exhibition exploring the themes of concrete change in the metropolitan city of Tijuana Baja California. As the city reopens post-Covid-19 there has been an explosion of new development, growth, and investment yet the realities of life in poverty for a large population of the city's residents remain concrete. Saulo will participate in a Q&A session to comment on the collection and its purpose for any guests that are interested in exploring a deeper understanding of the socio-political issues that the exhibition aims to address. Music will be provided by a vinyl DJ selector and beverages will be available to all guests. You Belong Here on Facebook / Instagram

Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe Throughout his baseball career, Tim Flannery had his guitar in hand. His uncle, Hal Smith – hero of the 1960 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates – was one of Flan’s earliest baseball and musical influences. “He was also a songwriter and carried a Gibson J 35 everywhere. I grew up never knowing you couldn’t do both.” Flan writes songs about his family roots, love, and the surrender that comes when you understand some things are out of your control. He writes about baseball and being on the road, the call of the highway, and the beacon of home. He has an ace band, the Lunatic Fringe, that bring his songs roaring to life in various musical genres like bluegrass, country, and rock. Flan has three World Series Championship rings as a third-base coach with the San Francisco Giants, and he has released 14 albums of original music over the years. He and his wife, Donna, created the Love Harder Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization dedicated to anti-bullying and funded by proceeds from his performances and public donations. In 2020, Flannery developed a life-threatening staph infection, but after two of the hardest months of his life was able to recover at home with help from his ever-loving family. Now Tim Flannery is healthy and ready to play shows with his band. He is currently booking shows and writing new songs for his latest album, Waiting On A Miracle which will be released in 2022. Follow them on Facebook!

The World Health Organization has issued an alert about the deaths in the West African nation of Gambia. For context, we speak to the authors of The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India.