Important notice
The Green Living Centre shopfront will be closed from Tuesday 16 April while it undergoes a serious makeover. When we return in May we'll have ramp access to make everyone's lives easier. We'll also have new recycling boxes and displays, including an interactive demonstration of the very latest in LED lighting. The best part? The whole new look is achieved with sustainable materials including bamboo, low VOC paint, LEDs and reused furniture.
The workshop program will continue as scheduled, and you'll still be able to contact us by phone, email and Facebook with any enquiries. We'll also continue to work with our amazing volunteers on a number of projects.
Workshops
The Green Living Centre's FREE workshops and activities empower you with the knowledge and skills to make practical changes toward sustainable living. The workshops and activities are an opportunity to meet like-minded members of your local community, share ideas and together make changes for sustainability.
All workshops are free and bookings are essential. Click on the links below to book for each upcoming workshop.
Workshop: Worm Farming 
Saturday 18 May, 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Erskineville Town Hall, 104 Erskineville Road, Erskineville
Talk n Tea: Setting Up Community Sheds
Presented by The Marrickville Men’s Shed
Tuesday 21 May, 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Erskineville Town Hall, 104 Erskineville Road, Erskineville
SPECIAL Workshop: Natural Cleaning & Home Detox Recipe Roadtest
Saturday 25 May, 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Brown Street Community Hall, 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown
Workshop: Pest Prevention for Organic Gardeners
Saturday 1 June, 10.00am – 12.30pm
Tom Foster Community Centre, 11 Darley Street, Newtown
Talk n Tea: Seasonal Gardening: Winter
Tuesday 4 June, 10.30am – 12 noon
Green Living Centre, 218 King Street, Newtown
Workshop: No Dig Gardening
Saturday 15 June, 10.00am – 12 noon
Tom Foster Community Centre, 11 Darley Street, Newtown
Talk n Tea: Garden Maintenance
Tuesday 18 June, 10.30am – 12 noon
Green Living Centre, 218 King Street, Newtown
Workshop: Worm Farming
Tuesday 18 June, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Brown Street Community Hall, 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown (behind Newtown Library)
Workshop: DIY Bicycle Panniers
Wednesday 19th June 13:30 – 15:30
Redfern Community Centre, 29–53 Hugo Street, Redfern
Workshop Topics
The Green Living Centre has experience in workshops across a wide variety of topics. If you are interested in facilitating workshops on the topics listed below, the Green Living Centre may be able to share resources with you.
Worm farming
Convert your kitchen scraps to garden gold! Learn everything you need to know to confidently start and maintain your own worm farm at home.
No Dig Gardening
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.
Natural Cleaning & Home Detox
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!
Eco Choices for Home Renovators
Find out what to look for when choosing products and materials, explore the principles of passive design and be inspired by creative ideas for renovating.
Natural Baby Care
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.
Garden Pest Control & Soil Health
Learn the basics of natural pest control, companion planting and improving soil health for urban food-gardeners.
Eco Choices for Renters
Explore low-cost, moveable options available to make renting more eco-friendly!
Installing PV Solar Panels
Know what to look for and what questions to ask to have PV solar installed on your home and start generating your own electricity using the sun.
Feedback from workshop participants
In 2010, Alison and Ricardo attended four of our workshops. This is what they had to say
We have found the workshops fantastic - they are informative and practical.
We are using what we have learnt everyday. We have a very small outdoor space at home and doing the Composting and Worm Farming and No Dig Gardening workshops have allowed us to have our own garden in our urban environment.
Our new baby came with a lot of plastic and disposable packaging - the Natural Baby Care workshop gave us some easy alternatives for a more sustainable baby lifestyle. We have taken everything on board and hope that our baby also learns to become eco-friendly.
All the workshops are highly recommended!