Come learn about the different DIY composting systems at the SEEDS Compost Petting Zoo, where we have eight different composting set-ups on display. You can meet and pet our red wiggler worms and other micro-organism friends!

This is a family-friendly event – all ages are welcome! There will be a variety of kid-friendly activities including but not limited to:

• A reading by Brianne Farley, author of Worm Makes a Sandwich
• Hands-on Compost Microbe Bingo
• The Traverse Area District Library will be doing a compost-related kid’s activity
• Blush Face Painting will be there for free face painting
• Grand Traverse Butterfly House & Bug Zoo on-site demonstration
• Other fun activities [like compost cornhole and more]

Worm Makes a Sandwich is available for purchase at the event!

This event is part of the Michigan Organics Council’s Great Michigan Compost Tour. Food rescuers, animal feed operators, and composters across the state are hosting tours to highlight how surplus food, yard waste, and food scraps are rescued to feed hungry people or transformed into valuable animal feed or soil amendments. The other tours in our Northern Michigan region are featured in this event series.

Organizer Note: Most tours take place outdoors, so we advise participants to dress in weather-appropriate layers.

Parking Details: The SEEDS Farm is located at Historic Barns Park. You can find it down the hill from the Cathedral Barn, directly across from the solar panels on the bike trail.