Healthy Soil, Healthy Water: Composting for a Thriving Watershed with Colleen Falicki

 Everything is connected—from the scraps in your kitchen to the water in our streams. When food waste is composted instead of thrown away, it transforms into a powerful soil conditioner that benefits watersheds in major ways: 
 

• Reduces runoff: Compost-enriched soil acts like a sponge, holding rainwater and filtering out pollutants before they reach rivers and streams. 

• Builds healthier landscapes: Compost restores soil health, which supports stronger plants and ecosystems that naturally protect water quality. 

• Reduces chemical pollution: By naturally enriching your soil, compost decreases the need for synthetic fertilizers, which often wash into waterways, causing harmful algae blooms and disrupting ecosystems.
   

By choosing to compost, you’re protecting your plants and your local waterways.  
 

Join Colleen Falicki to discover how simple composting can be and how it helps preserve our water—one scrap at a time. 

Accessibility information: 

The first floor of the Four Mills Barn (where the program takes place) is wheelchair accessible and has heating/air conditioning, a water bottle refilling station, accessible all gender bathrooms, and seating available. The first floor family restroom has a private changing table and there is a nearby private area that can be used as a lactation room. 

Support Wissahickon Trails:

We are happy to offer this program at no cost to participants, but if you are able, a $10 suggested donation would be greatly appreciated. Wissahickon Trails is a local, community-supported nonprofit. Our budget depends entirely on the generosity of our supporters—individuals, foundations, and corporations.  Donate online today.