Composting 101 is funded by the Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund of Manitoba Conservation and was started in March of 2002.

Composting 101 combines the skills and efforts of the City of Brandon, Brent Hansen Environmental, Clark Community Consulting, Westman Recycling Council and The Marquis Project. The Compost Action Project of Resource Conservation Manitoba provides support, resources and training.

Composting 101 promotes backyard composting and vermicomposting in the Brandon and Westman community through presentations, displays, workshops, demonstrations, newspaper articles, and advertisements in all media.
Composting 101 also works with local schools, through hands-on presentations and educational tools, to establish an environmental curriculum that can be expanded to include all aspects of the 3R’s at any level.

In addition to the aforementioned promotional and educational activities, Composting 101 successfully partnered with the City of Brandon Public Works and Parks/Cemetery Departments and Brent Hansen Environmental to create three local demonstration sites showcasing the benefits of incorporating finished compost (humus) in a variety of landscape applications.