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Learn composting management techniques from basics to troubleshooting; sifting to vector control; and regulatory considerations to global impacts. This course will combine lectures, hands-on training, and a field trip to operational composting facilities. Composting on your farm, ranch, or large property is an ideal way to manage crop residues, manures, and other organic waste while creating a stellar soil amendment. During this three-week course, we will address the unique strategies, challenges, and opportunities that arise through medium-scale composting. This course does not address typical residential composting or large-scale commercial composting. It is intended for those mid-sized systems that fall in between, particularly farms and horse ranches. * Saturday, January 22, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM * Saturday, January 29, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM * Saturday, February 5, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Terra Madre Gardens 9928 Protea Gardens Rd Escondido, CA 92026 A tour of local mid-scale composting facilities will also be offered at a date TBD. In this course, we'll cover the following topics: * Neighbor-friendly composting best management practices, scaled to farms * Compost basics, e.g. recipe considerations, feedstocks, and bulk density * Compost management, e.g. site considerations, odor, dust, and rodent/vector control * What is permissible on farms without permits * Composting/water saving benefits Course Fee: $25* Limited spots, register in advance to hold your seat: https://bit.ly/3EluhBX *If the fee presents a financial hardship, please contact Diane Hazard at diane@solanacenter.org to apply for a scholarship. Sponsored by the County of San Diego

Girl Scout cookie season kicked off on Jan. 29 and runs through March 12.

The HBO series starring Matthew Rhys lures us in with the Perry Mason brand. But it ultimately overlooks the shark-like courtroom demeanor that made the character more legend than lawyer.

How to not just survive the pop culture convention but enjoy it.

North Coast Repertory Theatre gallops into the New Year with a witty, wild musical comedy that takes Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure" and shakes it up. About the play —Set in the Wild West, this is a rollicking romantic musical that manages to address law and order, justice and hypocrisy. Loaded with laughs and toe-tapping music, "Desperate Measures" inspired The New York Times to brand it “…wonderful, delightful…such a hoot!" Music by David Friedman and Books, and lyrics by Peter Kellogg, orchestrations by David Hancock Turner, and vocal arrangements by David Friedman. Opening night is on Saturday, January 15 at 8 p.m. at the North Coast Repertory Theatre. You can enjoy the show from Wednesday to Sunday through February 12. Get tickets here! Admission goes from $57 to $63. Seniors, students, military and educators get a $3 discount. For more information, please visit www.northcoastrep.org or call (858) 481-1055.

Linda Ball oversees grants that support a wide-range of projects, from news to podcasts to community engagement.

Two of Utah's most acclaimed ski resorts are at the end of a narrow canyon road that's increasingly jammed with traffic but the state's plan to fix it is sparking controversy.

Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz, the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is credited for transforming Hamburg when he was the city's mayor.

Confirmed or suspected tornadoes across 11 states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighborhoods over a broad swath of the country.

While Estefania broke with her family's Mexican folklórico tradition of dance, she says her mother and uncles did manage to instill discipline and a love for dance and art in her soul.