As part of Whitehorse’s Sustainable Living Week (downloaf PDF flyer here) VEG is running a couple of free-to-public workshops:

Keeping Chooks for Beginners

Very Edible Gardens will present an informative workshop covering chook health, housing and feeding chooks, the social life of chooks and how to avoid odours while creating great soil for the garden

Monday 18 March 2013 7pm–9pm

Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

Entry is free but booking is essential – phone the Whitehorse Centre on 9262 6555 or email tickets@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Effective Composting and Worm Farming

Tuesday 19 March 2013 1pm–3pm

Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

Entry is free but booking is essential – phone the Whitehorse Centre on 9262 6555 or email tickets@whitehorse.vic.gov.au Recycling your organic waste, such as food scraps and garden organics, is a simple way to reduce your environmental impact. Very Edible Gardens will present a workshop giving you the knowledge and skills to set up your own compost bin or worm farm