CityEast Community College

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]

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 could be your great growing adventure of the year… growing in the organic garden, that is. Organic growing is a matter of putting first things first… we start with building a healthy, nourishing soil for our home or balcony garden… then propagating our plants… planting them into our nourishing soil… watering them… protecting them from voracious vegetarian insect pests… and watching them grow. Permaculture in the garden is organic gardening + design, and that’s just what we will... [More]

Help develop a real bush tucker garden while you learn all about native plants. You will get tips on how to improve your garden, reduce water use and attract native birds and biodiversity. Bush tucker tasting is included. [More]