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Frequently Asked Questions

• What sustainability-focused courses are available?

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  Our sustainability course offerings include Home Composting for Beginners (available in-person and online), Setting up a Worm Farm at Edendale (in-person and online), Gardening with Indigenous Plants, Beekeeping Workshop, Introduction to Beekeeping, and the Nurturing Indigenous Gardens series. These courses focus on practical waste reduction, soil improvement, native biodiversity, and sustainable food production methods.

• Are online sustainability courses available?

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  Yes. We offer online versions of Home Composting for Beginners and Setting up a Worm Farm at Edendale. The online workshops are delivered via Zoom with interactive components, allowing participants to learn at home while maintaining the ability to ask questions and engage with instructors.

• What will I learn in the composting and worm farming courses?

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  The Home Composting for Beginners course covers how to set up a compost bin, maintain it, understand the composting recipe for success, what materials to add and avoid, and solutions to common problems. The Setting up a Worm Farm workshop (1.5 hours in-person or 1 hour online) teaches how to establish a worm farm, manage and care for worms, and produce vermi-juice and vermicast for garden use. Discounted compost bins and worm farms are available for purchase on the day.

• How many participants attend these sustainability workshops?

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  Sustainability workshops are designed with limited group sizes. The Beekeeping Workshop is limited to 8 participants to maintain an informal, interactive format. The Gardening with Indigenous Plants presentation includes a tour of propagation areas and gardens. Online workshops have flexible capacity but maintain interactive components for engagement.

• What topics are covered in the beekeeping workshops?

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  The Beekeeping Workshop covers establishing a hive, understanding spring tasks, honey extraction and robbing methods, and swarm control. Participants view live bees and honeycomb in a secure exhibition cabinet. The Introduction to Beekeeping covers bee life cycles, seasonal behaviour, the importance of bees, and what's involved in becoming a beekeeper, including equipment and regulations. Both workshops are suitable for adults and families considering backyard beekeeping.

• What is included in the Nurturing Indigenous Gardens series?

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  The Nurturing Indigenous Gardens three-part series teaches how to design an indigenous garden that's low-maintenance, visually impactful, and budget-conscious. Topics include designing gardens for local environments using light and shade, incorporating elements that attract native wildlife, and maintaining your garden with confidence through pruning, watering, and feeding. Series registrants receive exclusive access to a pre-recorded session on the importance of native grasses in gardens.