World Soil Day Celebration

This year World Soil Day occurs on 5 December.  Join us and special guests from Home Soil on 8 December to celebrate the importance of soil and to mark World Soil Day.

10 am: build a compost heap
To mark World Soil Day we’re getting practical by turning the Farm’s garden trash into soil treasure. Always a fun day and expect to get your hands dirty! A couple of fun facts from last time:

• we added microbiological brew (Lactobacillus)
• also added some dead carp donated by the Wetlands Ranger (and livestreamed by Costa).
• the temperature peaked at 72 degrees!

Volunteers needed and we’re always happy to share what we’re learning. Free compost available to plot-holders who help with the prep (shredding material, collecting chicken manure) and/or on the day.

12.30 pm: enjoy pizza
Weather permitting, we’ll be cooking pizza in our oven, relaxing and kombucha-toasting to healthy soil. Please bring your own pizza toppings. Bases, tomato and cheese provided.

1.30 pm: meet special guests Damian and Rachael from Home Soil
‘We grow interesting and super tasty veggies in positive ways!
Our garden is beyond organic and built on regenerative interconnected systems that divert waste, build soil, and promote diversity both above and below ground. We grow all sorts of lovely things, make lots of beneficial biology rich compost, and save seed.
The philosophy at Home Soil is – grow diversity and manage habitat – its as simple and complex as that! Come along to Canberra City Farm when we talk about what we have been learning and how we manage our soil.’
Come for the day, or drop in.

When: Sunday 8 December 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Who: All welcome!
Cost: $5.00 to cover speakers' cost
Bring: gardening gloves, pizza toppings to share, drinks (a water bottle at the very least is recommended!).