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#266 Wormfarm Workshop & Community Picnic @ Sustainability Street Phillip Bay

On a magnificent Saturday, May 7, 2011, Sustainability Street Phillip Bay, held wormfarm workshop at Greg and Leeanne's place, ably led by Ania and Leeanne.  This was followed by a community picnic at the Fred Williams Reserve opposite our house.  Twenty people participated in the workshop while the picnic attracted even more people as local families joined in the fun.

This event was supported by the 3 Council Ecological Footprint Project, a cooperative venture by the Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils, assisted by the NSW Government through their Environmental Trust.  They provided all the teaching material, demonstration wormfarms and vouchers for free wormfarms for each participant of the workshop as well as some great food for the picnic as part of the Compost Revolution, one of their projects, which has been running for 18 months Councils. Special thanx to the 3 Council Ecological Footprint Project's Richard Wilson and Lauren Michener for their support.

This event was held on the final day of International Composting Awareness Week, whose motto is “Compost, Help Scrap Carbon Pollution”.

Here's a great link from WA about wormfarming.  Leeanne used this material for her presentation: http://www.zerowastewa.com.au/organics/resources/worm/ and here's Randwick City Council's page on worm farming: http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/Looking_after_our_environment/Greening_ou...

Leeanne Introduces Us to the Joy of Worms

As Charles Darwin put it, "...it may be doubted if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of the world as these lowly organized creatures." Indeed, we need worms to survive, they don't need us.

Here's a snippet of Leeanne's presentation in which she extolled the benefits of wormfarming.

Ania Takes Us Through Assembling and Looking After a Wormfarm

Here  is a short excerpt of Ania's demonstration of how to assemble and look after a wormfarm.

Greg Welcomes Participants

Erudite and without compare, Greg spellbinds the wormfarm workshop participants with a stunning welcoming address.  ;-)

Leeanne Informing #1

Leeanne expertly leads the assembled group on a journey into the riches of worms .....

Leeanne Informing #2

Leeanne continues her presentation .....

Leeanne Informing #3

Leeanne continues her presentation .....

Ania Instructing #1

Here we see Ania going through how to assemble and look after a wormfarm.

Ania Instructing #2

Ania continues her presentation ....

Ania Instructing #3

Ania continues her presentation ....

The Happy Wormfarmers!

On a glorious Saturday, May 7, 2011, twenty participants enjoyed a great wormfarm workshop presented by Leeanne and Ania from Sustainability Street Phillip Bay @ Greg and Leeanne's place.  Here's the happy wormfarmers in front of a Compost Revolution flag at Oorana Ave, Phillip Bay.  Special thanx to the 3 Council Ecological Footprint Project's Richard Wilson and Lauren Michener for their support.

Community Picnic #1

A very artistic shot of Sustainability Street Phillip Bay's community picnic on a glorious Saturday, May 7, 2011, attended by twenty plus local residents.  A great time was had by all!  Great vegetarian food was supplied by the 3 Council Ecological Footprint Project with special thanx to Richard Wilson and Lauren Michener for their support.

Community Picnic #2

More picnickers!

Community Picnic #3

Here we see a recalcitrant Compost Revolution flag that refused to obey my instruction to face me as I took this photo of Sustainability Street Phillip Bay's community picnic on May 7, 2011.  A great time was had by all as we got to know each other a little better and grew closer as a neighbourhood.

Comments (2)

This workshop is really a big help in community especially to our elders. -The Balancing Act Lifetime

I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business.   Templatesspot

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