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Composting and Worm Farming

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This three hour course has been designed to teach students how  to make good quality odourless compost.

Participants will learn from practical experience how to create a compost heap and construct a worm farm.

Learn the skills necessary to:

  • correctly position a compost bin/heap and worm farm
  • match composting methods to your time requirements
  • identify materials you can put into a compost bin/worm farm
  • understand what the carbon:nitrogen ratio is and how it affects composting/worm farms
  • identify carbon and nitrogen materials
  • understand how to incorporate oxygen into your heap
  • deal with unpleasant odours

Course Essentials

  • Location:
  • Other locations:

    This course is delivered in close proximity to the Footscray Nicholson campus - Urban Green Living and Learning Hub, 113-115 Albert Street, Seddon.

  • College:
  • Course code:
    VNCOMP
  • Duration:
    3 hours
  • Fees:
    $90.00
  • Course dates:
    Sat 27 Oct 2012

How to register

Bookings essential, numbers limited.

For further information contact us on + 61 3 9687 8740
or email: urbangreen.hub@vu.edu.au

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Course contents

3 hours in total.

The class is held at the Urban Green Living and Learning Hub, 113-115 Albert Street, Seddon 3015.

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Admission Information

There are no pre-requisites for this course. Entry to the course is by direct application.

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