Establishing a compost that works
Description
So you've decided that 2024 is the year you will finally get to grips with composting. This session will set you on your way and teach you how to set up a compost bin, how to look after it and what do when things get smelly or go awry. Great for beginner gardeners, but also very useful to anyone who wants to get their compost super productive and quickly.
We will cover what is compost, how it is made, the role of the Carbon : Nitrogen ratio and provide you with a basic compost recipe, including what to do and add to accelerate the composting process. We will also dig a little bit deeper ito the alchemy of composting to ensure you keep your pile productive and problem free. But just incase, we will identify the most common problems and remedies, setting yourself up to succeed with your first new years resolution!
Cutting food waste is the most effective action an individual can take to reduce personal emissions. Kitchen and garden waste make up a large portion of what many households throw into the home garbage bins which creates methane in landfill, a toxic greenhouse gas. Be a part of the solution by starting your own healthy active composting system.
This session is one of five in a Masterclass Series "New Year, Greener Garden". Other topics include - Garden Journalling; Minimizing waste, through recycling and other thrifty approaches; Water-Wise Gardening: Thriving with Less; Sustainable bounty - growing enough.
About the presenter
Teresa Day has been responsible for the delivery of the community training program at SGA for over two years. She is a sustainable design professional with experience in community development and environmental education. A home gardener for over 20 years, a chicken keeper and forager she has a particular interest in personal sustainable choices and lifestyle changes individuals can implement within their home and garden to reduce their carbon footprint and connect better with their local community.
**Book the series package and receive discount. Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on all Master Classes. You can become a Friend of SGA here and GGPs receive a 30% discount.**
Images - Richard Rowe
What you will learn
- How to become a compost champion!!
What you will get
- Access to recording for 2 weeks
What to bring
- No materials required
What to wear
No
Appropriate for
Beginner to intermediate gardeners who want to start composting or who are failry new to it and want to perfect this alchemy skills
Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.
Its driving purpose is to:
- Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
- Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
- Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
- Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
Terms & Conditions
SGA’s Booking Conditions
- Bookings are considered final once payment is made and no refunds will be given for non-attendance.
- If there are insufficient numbers for an event it may be cancelled or postponed by SGA. If this is the case, you will be notified and given the option of either a full refund or a transfer to a different SGA event of equivalent value.
- Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time for registration and seating