CityEast Community College

It’s a win-win offering—attend the food forest design course and take away the knowledge to create your own food forest in your home or community garden, no matter how small, while your learning helps us design and plant out the PIG garden (Permaculture Interpretive Garden, the educational garden at the Randwick Community Centre). Led by professional designers experienced in planning and building food production gardens using the principles of permaculture design, you will learn the... [More]

Join us for this hand’s on workshop that will help you design, install and maintain your own balcony or kitchen garden. Join us to answer some of your questions such as: How do I to create my own organic potting mix? How do I choose an appropriate potting mix for my pots. What type of pots are best for a balcony or courtyard garden? What plants do I choose for the indoor areas that will help purify the air? What vegies and herbs are best for pots? What organic fertiliser should I us... [More]

This course shows how easy it is to reduce household waste through the art of composting and worm farming. Learn how to turn organic waste into food for your garden using a compost bin or worm farm. Topics covered include: principles of composting and worm farming, troubleshooting your compost or worm farm, what is better for you, a compost bin or worm farm, how to use compost and worm castings; and the environmental benefits of composting and worm farming. Participants from the loc... [More]

This workshop is specifically for teachers and parents wanting to compost & wormfarm with kids. . [More]

Be astounded by the array of composting tricks at Randwick Community Garden. This workshop is perfect for the keen composter wanting to try something new, or for anyone who is compost curious. See a variety of real life composting technologies and how they are integrated into a functional garden. Learn about the pro’s and con’s of each system and how to set up an maintain each system. Compost systems include: Hot Composting (large 1M squared plus piles) Cold Composting in a variety ... [More]

Already composting? Want to do it bigger, better or faster? Learn to make the most fertile compost you can. Learn to compost things most people say you can’t. This work shop will blend theory and hands on work. Topics include the ‘how to’ and underlying principals of: Hot Composting (large 1M squared plus piles), l Cold Composting. How to compost at large scale How to compost biodegradable packaging How to compost meat . [More]