Composting Workshop

Name: Composting Workshop
Start: 2025-09-06T04:00:00+12:00
End: 2025-09-06T07:00:00+12:00
Location: Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre

Schedule

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 04:00 am to 07:00 am

UTC+12:00

Location

Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre | Nelson, NE

A hands-on, soil-loving afternoon exploring the principles of composting and discovering different methods you can use at home. We’ll take you on a tour of the composting systems here at the SLC, including our on-site worm farm, three-bin system, council bins, bokashi buckets, and the community compost.
You’ll learn how each method works, the pros and cons, and tips for getting the best results.
Whether you’re new to composting or looking to expand your skills, this session will give you the know-how and inspiration to turn food scraps into garden gold.
🪱When: Sat 6th September, 2-5pm
🪱Where: Sustainable Living Centre
🪱Contribution: FREE (though koha for supporting the SLCs continued mahi is always happily accepted!)
🪱Tutor: Sol Morgan
Food & Drink: Tea and coffee provided
Though this event is free, you will still need to register your spot through humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/composting-workshop-september-sustainable-living-month

Please bring along:
🌱A notebook and pen
🌱Gardening gloves, sturdy footwear/gumboots

🌿 This workshop is part of Sustainable Living Month at the Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre. Every weekend this September we’re hosting events sharing practical skills for sustainable living — Check out our website for the full program of events: https://www.gbslc.org/events
💚Tutor bio: Sol has built his composting knowledge through years of hands-on experience designing simple home systems tailored to people’s backyards, and also supporting larger-scale community and commercial composting projects. As a long-time Golden Bay local, he’s spent many years helping people across the Bay and Tasman set up thriving gardens and sustainable growing systems.