Sustainable Gardening Workshop – April 27

Composting and worm farming – Presenter Online group session

27 April
10.30am to midday
Mildura Eco Village – Education Centre
Morning tea provided

Using compost, worms, bokashi or chooks to turn kitchen and garden waste into black gold for your garden.

Kitchen and garden waste is a large portion of what many households throw into the home garbage bins. This workshop will teach you how to take these simple and free raw materials and turn them into beautiful ‘black gold’ to feed the garden and help the environment.

Topics Covered

• What is compost and how it is made
• The environmental benefits of composting
• The role of the Carbon: Nitrogen ratio
• The basic compost recipe
• Hot vs. Cold Composting
• Worm Farming
• Bokashi
• Backyard Chooks
• Common problems and remedies
• Applying compost for maximum return — compost, worm farms, compost teas and worm teas

Please register to attend via email: nardia.baker@mildura.vic.gov.au

When

Location

Mildura Eco Village, 15 Scherger Drive, Mildura, 3501, View Map