Compost Cats hosts classes, tours, and other public education events to offer hands-on learning opportunities for the Tucson community on topics ranging from composting and carbon cycling, waste reduction, and food security.
Interested in an educational or outreach experience with Compost Cats? Please fill out our Interest Form. For more information, email us at compostcats@arizona.edu.
Our Education and Demonstration Sites
Cooper Center
The Cooper Center Demonstration Site is located at the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning or Camp Cooper, at 5403 W Trails End Rd, Tucson, AZ.
Tucson Village Farm
The Tucson Village Farm Demonstration Site is located at Tucson Village Farm, part of the Campus Agricultural Center, at 4210 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ.
Made possible through the generous support of the Kroger Company’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Initiative, Compost Cats has established three demonstration sites throughout the City of Tucson to host hands-on educational and outreach opportunities for Tucson community members. These opportunities, naturally, include a strong introductory orientation to the science and methods of composting but go well beyond these topics to include education in food security, carbon cycling, waste reduction, recycling, and broader sustainability issues.
The sites include the University of Arizona Community Garden, Cooper Center Demonstration Site, and Tucson Village Farm Demonstration Site.
We offer a variety of services, including educational tabling and presentations, tutorials of our various compost systems, games and promotional item giveaways, worm handling experiences, food waste audits, and arts & crafts.