Compost and worm farm basics

City of Sydney

Details

Date and time

June 28, 2025 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location

Sydney City Farm Depot, 52 Barwon Park Road, St Peters NSW 2044, Australia

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*Registration / tickets to an event are subject to the event organiser availability.

About this event

Did you know that more than a third of waste in household red bins is food waste?

Worm farms and composting are a great way to deal with kitchen, household and garden waste while reducing your eco-footprint.

Better yet, they allow you to create fantastic organic soil conditioner or nutrient rich fertiliser to use in pots or garden beds to grow super-healthy plants.

Get the basics on composting and worm farming in this talk and demonstration and start turning your vegetable peelings and other organic material into something special for your plants.

  • Saturday 28 June 12.30pm to 2:30pm – book

What you will learn

  • The difference between worm farming and composting
  • How to select the best system for you and where to put it
  • How to set up a worm farm including feeding worms and harvesting fertiliser
  • Compost ingredients, proportions and layering techniques
  • How to maintain healthy systems and avoid common problems
  • Tips for setting up communal systems

What you will get

  • Lecture-style talk and demonstration
  • Links and notes via email
  • Opportunity for questions

Please note: This is an outdoor program running at the farm rain or shine, please bring waterproof clothing and shoes in case of wet weather. For the safety of visitors and volunteers events may be postponed or cancelled in extreme weather conditions.

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