Welcome to Stan Slaughter's Compost Education

Kansas City based artist and educator Stan Slaughter, The Eco-Troubadour, has been traveling the country singing songs and sharing stories with kids and adults since 1987. An award-winning educator, Stan combines his folk-rock guitar and rich baritone voice with an anthology of great songs from all over North America to create memorable experiences for all.

Stan has been active in Environmental Education since he skipped class with his students in 1970 and spent the first Earth Day cleaning up the school yard. Speaking at Master Gardeners’ groups, teaching adults in Compost Workshops, singing at Water Festivals and Zoos, and doing thousands of assemblies for more than 450,000 students, Stan takes his message to both kids and grownups – and makes it fun along the way. Who can take themselves too seriously singing a song like “Put Me In the Compost Pile”?

Far from predicting doom and gloom, Eco-Troubadour Stan focuses on hope and empowerment in the face of sometimes troubling events. New songs like “One Step (Just Take One Step)” and “Now We Know” are part of the Green school assembly, encouraging conservation and creative thinking, and inspiring young people to find hope and take action.

Stan looking for his favorite worm