tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T10:28:40+08:00 Peatix Mayur Singh tag:peatix.com,2020:event-1504852 2020-06-27T14:00:00SGT 2020-06-27T14:00:00SGT

Life After Food Series - Composting Workshops Have you been thinking of how you can be give back to the community while learning to be sustainable this COVID-19 period? The Green Collective SG has partnered with Food Citizen to bring you a 3-part series of online composting workshops. Proceeds will go towards two causes that both The Green Collective SG and Food Citizen support:      ACRES      Covid-19 Migrant Support Coalition Life After Food Series of Composting Workshops comprises 3 parts:           1.  Aerobic Composting           2.  Bokashi Composting with the Urban Composter            3.  Vermicomposting These sessions are created for those of you who are new to composting, or have started on your composting journey but would like to get some tips to do it better. Conducted by Food Citizen’s facilitators, they are practitioners of the composting method they teach. They are happy to share their experiences as a learning point, and help you troubleshoot any problems that you’ve encountered - we know there can be many! These workshops also teach and encourage the use of materials readily available in your own homes and features the Urban Composter (available  at The Green Collective SG) in the Bokashi Composting workshop. 27 June - Part 1 :  Aerobic Composting Want to try composting in Singapore but afraid that it will be stinky stanky? In this workshop, the folks at Food Citizen will guide you on how you can make your very own lovely “black gold” that can smell like the rainforest! Learn how aerobic composting can be done in our Singapore tropical climate and HDB. The facilitators at Food Citizen have gone through their fair share of stinky mess and experiments, and they are now ready to help you get on this journey too. With some knowledge, creativity and patience, you too would have the tips you need to create your own aerobic compost bin using materials at home and/or in your garden. The compost you make can be used to grow your lovely plants or vegetables as well. If you are new to composting, this workshop introduces you to Nature’s magic and how you can work with nature to transform food scraps into rich, crumbly compost.  Programme: 2:00 – 2:05pm   Opening2:05 – 2:50pm   Interactive sharing     Explanation of aerobic composting     Demonstration of how you can create your own aerobic composting bin using everyday household items at home     Introduction to different ways to do aerobic compost in our sunny island     Tips and tricks on how to maintain your aerobic compost bin at in Singapore 2:50 – 3:10pm   Q&A3:10 – 3:15pm   Closing Ticket Pricing Basic Giver - $24    Super Giver - $36 Proceeds go to ACRES & Covid-19 Migrant Support CoalitionAbout the organisers: The Green Collective SG is Singapore's first collective of sustainable brands curated based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Housing more than 42 sustainable brands in its Green Kampung, the collective works with a vision to provide every sustainable products to the community.Food Citizen is an education venture that emerged from Foodscape Collective’s community network. It offers paid workshops, talks and mentorship by individuals from the Collective’s network, who are ready to share their personal and collective. knowledge on how to take steps to living sustainably, starting with food.