Rhonda L. Sherman


Rhonda L. Sherman
Extension Solid Waste Specialist Biological and Agricultural Engineering Appointment: Extension 209 Weaver Labs Box 7625, NCSU Raleigh, NC 27695-7625 Voice: (919) 515-6770 Fax: (919) 515-6772 E-mail: rhonda_sherman@ncsu.edu Please note: Some links to my information have moved so you need to re-bookmark my page links below. THANKS!
Upcoming Event: I am presenting a vermicomposting demonstration at Durham's Museum of Life & Science on Tuesday, October 14 at 11:00 a.m. Get ready to turn your food scraps into rich compost for your garden and houseplants. Learn how to set up and maintain a worm bin to recycle your food scraps and used paper. Vermicomposting allows you to compost inside, year-round without any odors. Workshops on VERMICOMPOSTING and COMPOSTING and RECYCLING are offered periodically throughout the year. If you would like to be notified of upcoming workshops, e-mail me at rhonda_sherman@ncsu.edu and ask to be added to the list. Please indicate the topics of interest to you, such as earthworm farming, vermicomposting at home or in schools, large-scale composting, backyard composting, recycling, waste reduction, etc. NC State University's 8th Annual Earthworm Farming Conference was held May 19-20, 2008. We had 69 registrants from 18 states and Mexico. For conference details and registration information, go to http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/workshops/worms08/index.htm NCSU hosted the Commercial Composting and Compost Use 40-hour training course September 8-12, 2008. The widely-hailed compost operator training course was offered by the North Carolina Composting Council, a state committee of the U.S. Composting Council. For more information, visit the NCCC webpage at http://www.carolinacompost.com Click on the following links for more information: Vermicomposting Backyard Composting Large-Scale Composting Food Waste Management Recycling for Businesses, Institutions, & Municipalities Recycling for Homeowners Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Compost Training Facility Extension Publications Curriculum Vitae Research Projects Biographical Sketch: Rhonda Sherman is a faculty member of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at NC State University, providing leadership for university outreach programs on solid waste management issues through the Cooperative Extension Service. She holds degrees in Environmental Studies and Urban/Regional Planning, and Environmental Resources Analysis with an emphasis in solid waste management. Since 1993, Sherman has developed and conducted countless training courses and workshops, and created a variety of publications and audiovisuals on solid waste management and sustainability issues. Rhonda provides education and technical assistance about vermicomposting and composting throughout the United States and to 50 countries. Since 2001, Sherman has coordinated an annual conference on large-scale vermicomposting (the only one held in the nation). Rhonda co-founded the North Carolina Composting Council, and is currently serving as the Vice-President. She serves as Past-President of the NC Federation of Cooperative Extension Associations and the NC Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists. Sherman coordinates food waste/organics collection and composting for two local events that draw 24,000 to 40,000 people. For several years, Rhonda was a contributing editor of the BioCycle Journal of Composting and Organics Recycling. Sherman is frequently interviewed about vermicomposting for television news, newspaper, and magazine segments, and is often seen on the Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet.


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Rhonda L. Sherman

Extension Solid Waste Specialist
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Appointment: Extension

209 Weaver Labs
Box 7625, NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7625

Voice: (919) 515-6770
Fax: (919) 515-6772
E-mail: rhonda_sherman@ncsu.edu

Please note: Some links to my information have moved so you need to re-bookmark my page links below. THANKS!

Upcoming Event: I am presenting a vermicomposting demonstration at Durham's Museum of Life & Science on Tuesday, October 14 at 11:00 a.m. Get ready to turn your food scraps into rich compost for your garden and houseplants. Learn how to set up and maintain a worm bin to recycle your food scraps and used paper. Vermicomposting allows you to compost inside, year-round without any odors.

Workshops on VERMICOMPOSTING and COMPOSTING and RECYCLING are offered periodically throughout the year. If you would like to be notified of upcoming workshops, e-mail me at rhonda_sherman@ncsu.edu and ask to be added to the list. Please indicate the topics of interest to you, such as earthworm farming, vermicomposting at home or in schools, large-scale composting, backyard composting, recycling, waste reduction, etc.

NC State University's 8th Annual Earthworm Farming Conference was held May 19-20, 2008. We had 69 registrants from 18 states and Mexico. For conference details and registration information, go to http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/workshops/worms08/index.htm

NCSU hosted the Commercial Composting and Compost Use 40-hour training course September 8-12, 2008. The widely-hailed compost operator training course was offered by the North Carolina Composting Council, a state committee of the U.S. Composting Council. For more information, visit the NCCC webpage at http://www.carolinacompost.com

Click on the following links for more information:

Vermicomposting
Backyard Composting
Large-Scale Composting
Food Waste Management
Recycling for Businesses, Institutions, & Municipalities
Recycling for Homeowners
Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling
Compost Training Facility
Extension Publications

Curriculum Vitae
Research Projects

Biographical Sketch: Rhonda Sherman is a faculty member of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at NC State University, providing leadership for university outreach programs on solid waste management issues through the Cooperative Extension Service. She holds degrees in Environmental Studies and Urban/Regional Planning, and Environmental Resources Analysis with an emphasis in solid waste management.

Since 1993, Sherman has developed and conducted countless training courses and workshops, and created a variety of publications and audiovisuals on solid waste management and sustainability issues. Rhonda provides education and technical assistance about vermicomposting and composting throughout the United States and to 50 countries. Since 2001, Sherman has coordinated an annual conference on large-scale vermicomposting (the only one held in the nation).

Rhonda co-founded the North Carolina Composting Council, and is currently serving as the Vice-President. She serves as Past-President of the NC Federation of Cooperative Extension Associations and the NC Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists. Sherman coordinates food waste/organics collection and composting for two local events that draw 24,000 to 40,000 people. For several years, Rhonda was a contributing editor of the BioCycle Journal of Composting and Organics Recycling. Sherman is frequently interviewed about vermicomposting for television news, newspaper, and magazine segments, and is often seen on the Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet.

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