Fuals Manure Maven
Workshop Delegation
A member of
Fual has become Lantzvilles very own Manure maven. Jamie Wallace, a
spokesperson for Fual, attended a Manure maven workshop last month in
Abbostford which was hosted by LEPS (Langely Environmental Partnership
Society).
The Manure
Maven Workshop was started in 2006 by LEPS in partnership with the Ministry of
Agriculture and Environment. Together they produced the Land Management Guild
for Horse Owners and Small lot farmers.
The Horse
Manure Composting Program was born to provide horse owners with resources and technical assistance.
Since its
inception the program has grown substantially, serving property owners across
the provinces of BC and Alberta as well as the states of Washington, Florida and California.
It is
estimated that there are 96 horses within the district of Lantzvilles
boundaries at seventeen different facilities producing 4450 lbs per day or
1.624 million pounds of manure per year.
What are
our options ?
- Ban horses
- Require that all manure be
exported
- Embrace and encourage safe
handling and composting methods
Lantzville council has
identified the importance of safe manure handling and its potential threat
to our community. The Manure Maven workshop is endorsed by the Ministry Of
Agriculture and Environment and reduces the likelihood of harm when
using safe composting practices. These guidelines turn a byproduct into a
resource and protect water systems.
Fual wants
to provide horse owners, and anyone else interested in composting horse manure
with the tools needed to compost safely. FUALS first Manure maven workshop will
be held April 29th 2012 at Pyramid Stables in Lantzville.
To
pre-register for the workshop email Jamie Wallace at jfcwallace@shaw.ca
Some of the
topics we will cover:
- Why should we compost?
- Manure’s benefit when composted
- Agricultural Waste Control Regulations
- How Do I Compost?
- The Composting Process
- How Do I Know It’s Done?
- Troubleshooting composting problems
