Hey there... International Composting Awareness Week starts this Saturday so there's never been a better time to start your worm farm.
Approximately 60% of the rubbish Australians put in the everyday mixed-waste ‘garbage bin’ could be put to better use in the garden as compost and mulch or could be returned to agricultural land to improve soil quality.
Alarmingly, such a huge amount of organically-active material buried ‘anaerobically’ (without air) in landfill causes over 3% of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions annually by producing methane: a gas with 25 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide!
If properly composted instead, this same organic waste could help to abate climate change in yet another way: by sinking or ‘sequestering’ carbon back into the soil.
Find out more at www.compostweek.com.au
Compost Week provides a great segue for me to plug a couple of fantastic, discoveries I've made recently, whilst riding my bike around Melbourne....
CERES is an urban oasis, a vibrant and thriving Community Environment Park in Brunswick East, the product of remarkable contribution and commitment. It includes an organic cafe, co-op markets, community farming plots, orchids, an eco-house, chooks and wormie bins. They also do children's parties in different cultural themes... Aboriginal, Indonesian, African or Indian! It's truly amazing! I have friends that get all their fruit & vegies there. There's also a place called The Bike Shed that can make you a recycled bike from scratch for only $30 - $70 !www.ceres.org.au
Established in 1979 the Collingwood Children's Farm is a not-for-profit community resource providing country experiences for city people.
Explore their website for all the amazing programs and activities they have on offer. A must for families with munchkins.
www.farm.org.au
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