Free Home Composting Workshop- July 12th

July 12th, 10am – 11am, Nipaluna/Hobart In collaboration with the City of Hobart we’re offering you this free home composting workshop! BECAUSE….. Did you know that food waste comprises nearly half of the rubbish in an average household rubbish bin and that up to (and over) 40% of landfills across Australia consist of pure food waste. Yuck! Once in landfill, food waste undergoes anaerobic decomposition (because of the lack of oxygen) and generates methane. When released into the atmosphere, methane is 25 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. So if you compost your food waste you’re diverting it from landfill and transforming it into nutrient-dense compost. Perfect for growing a great veggie patch in your own home or community garden! . YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO COMPOST WITH… Chickens, Small compost bins, Large compost bays and piles, Compost worm farms, and more! . VENUE & TIME This workshop is being held from 10am – 11am at Mathers House at 108 Bathurst St, Hobart on a Sunday at the same time Farm Gate Market is happening directly out the front. Because of this you will be unable to drive directly to the front door. Instead, park in the Melville St carpark and walk across the road. . YOUR COMPOST TEACHER Anton Vikstrom is a life long composter and gardener, along with his wife (Hannah Moloney) they’ve thoroughly gardened their Hobart home into a productive oasis. A self-described renaissance man there’s not much he can’t do! He’s spent more than 20 years as a sustainability expert helping organisations analyse, design, build and deliver technical and energy efficiency responses to the climate crisis. These days he works between sustainability consultancy and building INCREDIBLE greenhouses for people’s productive landscapes. . . .