Reduce food and garden waste by starting your own compost and worm farm.

Aimed at complete beginners or those needing a refresher, Nicki will take you through the fundamentals of how we can use our food and garden waste for maximum output from a compost or worm farm. Covering all areas from why we use them, the pros and cons of different types, recommendations on what works best and the key elements of a creating and maintaining a healthy worm farm or compost.

1pm arrival. Start the day by meeting Nicki and our other attendees and share introductions over a complimentary tea or coffee or cold drink. This is our chance to find out more about your level of knowledge and where you are at with your own compost or worm farm.

What to expect:

1.15pm – 2pm Gather around in the rustic Bistro Barn to hear Nicki’s advice on creating and maintaining the ideal compost and worm farm. She will cover the basic essentials of where to site and what types work best, her recipe for creating and maintaining a healthy compost and worm farm and how their output can be used throughout the garden to grown nutrient dense healthy veggies.

2- 3pm Head into the Falls Retreat kitchen veggie gardens for an interactive session looking at our on -site compost and worm farm and discussing how these principals can be applied at home
Nicki is a wealth of information so use this opportunity to pick her brains and ask questions which apply to your own compost or worm farm.

Timing is approximate and course content may be subject to change.

$60 per person

Make it a full day and book on our Growing Organic Veggies From Seeds Workshop on the same morning, only an additional $90 (includes lunch) !