Soils for healthy gardens

Join Adam Grubb of Very Edible Gardens for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn the basics of soil health and how to improve it. Bring a small sample from your garden, and we’ll explore its structure, pH, and biology together.

In this workshop, you’ll:

• Learn what soil is and how to enhance it
• Test your own soil’s pH
• Discover strategies for healthy soil, including composting, fertilizers, and worm farming
• Get tips on handling contaminated soil
• Take home a sample of compost made by our FOGO processor

Come ready to get your hands dirty and deepen your soil knowledge!

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If you have any access or support questions or requirements in order to participate fully (eg. interpreter), please let us know at least two weeks prior to the event and we will be pleased to assist you. 

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Please note that this is an event for Naarm/Melbourne gardeners only. If you live outside this area, please contact your council to find out what free sustainable gardening events are available locally.

This My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by Yarra City Council on the land of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung of the Kulin nation. My Smart Garden pays our respect to Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that First Nations peoples have cared for Country sustainably for tens of thousands of years.

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This event is part of Yarra City Council’s Full Cycle FOGO project which is supported by the Victorian Government’s Circular Economy Organics Council Fund.