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Learn how to use worms to turn table scraps into plant food at a free workshop 4-5 p.m. March 18 at the Martindale Brightwood library branch.

The class will focus on vermicomposting, a method that uses worms to create compost. The workshop will cover what can be composted, how to keep worms safe and how to maintain a worm composting bin. 

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Registration for the workshop can be completed online. The Martindale Brightwood library is located at 2434 N. Sherman Drive. More free gardening classes can be found on the library’s event calendar. 

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Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Martindale Brightwood library to host free composting class

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
March 9, 2026

<h1>Martindale Brightwood library to host free composting class</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />March 9, 2026</p> <p>Learn how to use worms to turn table scraps into plant food at a free workshop 4-5 p.m. March 18 at the Martindale Brightwood library branch.</p> <p>The class will focus on vermicomposting, a method that uses worms to create compost. The workshop will cover what can be composted, how to keep worms safe and how to maintain a worm composting bin.&nbsp;</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-if-you-go">If you go</h2> <p><a href="https://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/15933198" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Registration</a> for the workshop can be completed online. The Martindale Brightwood library is located at 2434 N. Sherman Drive. More free gardening classes can be found on the <a href="https://attend.indypl.org/events?n=260&amp;t=%255B%2522Gardening%2522%255D&amp;r=days" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">library’s event calendar</a>. </p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X <a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HelloImDarian</a> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brigthwood-indianapolis-public-library-free-workshop-gardening/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=75040&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brigthwood-indianapolis-public-library-free-workshop-gardening/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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