Convert your kitchen scraps to garden gold! Learn everything you need to know to confidently start and maintain your own worm farm at home.The Watershed’s FREE workshop series empowers you with the knowledge and skills to make practical changes toward sustainable living. The workshops are an opportunity to meet like-minded members of your local community, share ideas and together make changes for sustainability.
You can download our current workshop schedule below.
All workshops are free and bookings are essential. For more information or to book phone The Watershed on 9519 6366 or email watershedinfo@marrickville.nsw.gov.au and include your daytime contact phone number.
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Outreach workshops can be tailored for groups within City of Sydney and Marrickville LGAs for sessions of 0.5-2 hours. Fees may apply.
Convert your kitchen scraps to garden gold! Learn everything you need to know to confidently start and maintain your own worm farm at home.
Grow your own food in small spaces such as containers, pots and balconies with this easy method. Participants construct and take home a No Dig garden in a container as part of the workshop.
See through the marketing hype to choose natural personal care and cosmetic products that are better for you and the environment.
Use natural ingredients to bring a sparkling shine to your home and avoid harmful household chemicals, improve indoor air quality, reduce water pollution and save yourself money at the same time!
Increase your understanding of how your everyday choices impact on the environment and learn practical ways to reduce your ecological footprint by becoming an informed “green consumer”.
Explore the principles of passive design and be inspired by creative and practical ideas for renovating with potential for financial and environmental savings.
Parenthood brings with it a whole new world of decisions that impact your baby and the environment. Explore the choices you can make as you and your baby grow together.
Harness your home’s potential to collect and reuse water. Through local case studies, explore the technical side and build knowledge to apply to your own site.
Learn to choose, set up and maintain your compost system and reap the rewards with rich fertiliser your garden will love.
Maximise your pet's quality of life while minimising their impact on the environment.