Good soil is essential to healthy gardens…and healthy plants equals healthy humans. Composting our organic scraps is a great way to reduce your carbon emissions, build your soil health and is the absolute bedrock to a productive garden.

Join Food Is Free Inc. Volunteer Terry, our former long-time Compost King, who also happens to work with an emerging regenerative farm space called Sunnybank Farm. Terry knows a thing or two about composting. Both on a backyard garden level, and on a larger scale.

Terry will be teaching us:

why we compost,
what goes into your compost,
how to maintain your compost
and plenty of other helpful tips to a successful composting system.

New to composting and not sure how it works?? Terry will teach you the best skills you need and remove the guesswork for you.

He will also explain how composting can bring back life to dead soil and reduce the dependence on chemical inputs on a small and large scale including his experience from Sunnybank Farm.

Held on the first day of International Compost Awareness Week, what better way to spend an hour of your time on Sun 3 May from 2pm am discovering the joys of composting with the Food Is Free Inc. team at Food Is Free Green Space, 212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat.

Farmer Terry, Sunnybank Farm

SUNNYBANK FARM BALLARAT BIO:

Sunnybank Farm Ballarat is a multi-generational family farm in Burrumbeet, Victoria. We proudly uphold ethical and sustainable principles utilising holistic and regenerative practices to farm alongside nature.

Everything we do is focused on connecting our community with their food, growing food the way nature intended and enabling our produce to be accessible via local retailers, cafes and direct paddock-to-plate.

More info : https://www.sunnybankfarm.com.au/

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Limited accessible parking available on Ripon St. Food Is Free Green Space, is a fully accessible venue, including a fully accessible toilet onsite.

Food Is Free Inc. believes everyone is entitled to access food security education, and always reserves a few spots for our community members who feel restricted in attending financially, to attend for free. If you feel you'd like to learn more, please email info@foodisfree.com.au

First Nations are always welcome to attend our events for free - no questions asked.

🐞 TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE CHANGE 🐞

Contact the host of Composting with Farmer Terry & Food Is Free Inc. for International Compost Awareness Week