Workshop: Composting at Home
Kitchen ‘waste’ doesn’t need to be wasted - as organic gardeners, we instead consider it a wonderful resource. When food is sent to landfill, not only does it release methane (a greenhouse gas negatively impacting the environment), but it also sacrifices nutrient value that can be put to much better use.
In this session you’ll learn how you can turn old kitchen scraps and waste into various forms of plant and garden feed, closing a waste loop and benefiting your garden, and biodiversity.
We will be looking at the merits of composting, wormeries, and bokashi, and how you can incorporate them into your own home and garden, depending on your individual needs - even in small urban homes with little to no outdoor space.
Composting beginners - and plenty of questions - welcome!
We’ll cover how to get started in creating your compost heap or bin using found or recycled materials, and how to be more self sufficient and regenerative to improve your soil and biodiversity. We’ll also get to know the ratios of greens and browns, meet the microbes, worms and other critters that will assist you in building healthy soil, and:
Take a dive into the compost heap
Share our tips and tricks to demystify the microbe rich life of compost
Learn about the differences in aerobic and anaerobic composting
How to source waste streams to enhance your compost bin
Meet Jack
Jack is a Garden Education Officer at Walworth Garden, teaching students on our Level 2 Practical Horticulture Skills Diploma course. He lives in South London and explores building complex ecosystems through experimental planting and habitat creation to benefit people and wildlife.
Price: £85/ Free for Southwark residents
Free places are available for Southwark residents aged 19+. Each resident can claim 1 place per academic year (Sept 25- Jul 26). To check whether you are eligible, please click here.
To claim your free place, click ‘Book Here’ below, and enter code ‘SOUTHWARK26’ under ‘Redeem Coupon’.
You will then be charged a £10 deposit in order to claim your place, this deposit will be refunded to you after you attend the workshop.
Please note that you will be required to fill in a Southwark Council form, including some personal information, in order to confirm your place on a workshop. Your place will not be confirmed until this has been completed in full.