Community Composting Workshops

Thursday 31^st May, 10.00 am to approx. 11.15;

Saturday 2^nd June 10.00 am to approx. 11.15;

Thursday June 7^th 7.30 to approx. 8.15

(and at other times by arrangement)

These workshops are an opportunity to consider becoming one of the volunteers in the Waldringfield Community Composting project.  We are offering at a reduced cost (depending on the level of funding we are able to secure) three different kinds of kit to deal with food waste.  For the initial trial period of six months these will be free to use – we are looking for at least 30 trialers – ideally a minimum of ten for each kit.   The workshops will show these in action.

The Waldringfield Community Composting project aims in the short term to help people deal with their food waste on-site.  This is the most difficult part of dealing with ‘green’ waste and immediately makes composting garden waste easier and more possible – this is in line with government policy (Landfill Directive 2000:  33% of household waste to be recycled or composted  by 2015).  A long-term objective is to make ourselves as a village so good at dealing with food waste, garden weeds, grass clippings and woody waste that we no longer need a brown bin collection – but this is at least three years away, if achievable at all!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP!

Who runs the work-shops?

Betsy Reid, Linda Wilkins and Lynn Johnson are all Master Composters (training by Garden Organic paid for by Suffolk County Council).  They all have some experience of the kits.

Where will the workshops be held?

Dormers, Cliff Road, Waldringfield

Programme: (you could come to all or this or any of the separate bits)

Demonstration of the three kits:  about half an hour

Video / power point: about ten minutes

Questions and Answers:  about twenty minutes but no rush – stay as long as you find helpful.   Nice cuppa and piece of cake with opportunity to share experiences, get composting trouble-shooting help, make composting contacts, look at books and other educational materials etc.

Please reply to Betsy Reid (736506) or Linda Wilkins (736044)