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Moree Plains Garden Club Workshops - 19/08/23

This weekend I visited New South Wales, to teach at the Moree Plains Garden Club 🙂 (About 6 hours drive from home - yes, I will travel just about anywhere 🙂 )
I taught two workshops, about worms & composting.
We had over 50 people attend, with a mix of home owners and some farmers from large properties (100-500 acres.)

The club and all the attendees made us feel so welcome (thanks 🙂 )

There was keen interest in Aerated Teas and how they can help make worm castings go A LONG WAY (1 cup cast services up to 250 square metres by foliar application) - and of course about waste reduction and diversion.

I donated some items to the raffle; some samples that my friends at Bardee gave me to hand out (Soldier Fly Poo Fertiliser), aerated tea pumps, castings and some worm farm buckets.

Thanks again to the organiser Leonie and the club president Libby - and all the members - for making us feel so welcome, thank you 🙂

Facebook post (thanks)
WF&C In Oz
(second largest worm group in the world)

BCC Library Stones Corner
13th August 2022
Intro To Worm Farming At Home

BCC Library Wynnum - 22nd July 2021
Intro To Worm Farming At Home

Grow Expo Gatton:
Bio, Brian The Worm Man

Northey Street City Farm Workshop
20th August 2022

BCC Library Toowong - 30th October 2021
Intro To Worm Farming At Home

BCC Library Annerley - 30th July 2022
Intro To Worm Farming At Home

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Costa Georgiadis With Brian
Special Bug Investigation
At Brisbane Garden & Plant Expo

The Gap Garden Club - May 2022
Intro To Worm Farming At Home

BCC Library, Banyo – 30th April 2022
Intro To Worm Farming At Home

BCC Library - Ashgrove - June 2021

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: June 2021

Event Name: Introduction To Worm Farming At Home

Event Location: Ashgrove Library (BCC)

Event Subjects: Worm farming, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Comments: At the BCC Library, Ashgrove, I completed a Workshop: Intro To Worm Farming & Composting At Home.
Brisbane Council has some neat programs to educate about Waste Reduction, Composting & Worm Farming.

BCC Green Heart Fair - Chermside - May 2021

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: May 2021

Event Name: Green Heart Fair

Event Location: Chermside

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults & Kids

Comments: The subjects I was asked to talk about were:

Composting and worm farming are important to divert food waste from landfill

Benefits of composting and worm farming

Different composting methods

How to set up a compost bin and worm farm at home

What can be placed in the compost bin and worm farm

Finding a compost system that suits your home (apartment, small yard with limited space, garden and acreage)

As a qualified and experienced trainer I can design a program to suit you, your audience and your message.

Radio Interview: May 2021

Radio Interview Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: May 2021

Event Name: Worm Farming At Home

Event Location: Radio Interview, Victoria

Event Subjects: Worm farming, waste reduction, common myths and mistakes, fixes to common worm farm problems.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults & Kids

Comments: Facebook Post:

Yesterday I interviewed Brian Donaldson on our community radio show Dig It - Gardening is not cancelled. You can listen for free on mixcloud. The interview starts at about 26mins. Enjoy!

Thank you Brian for you generosity with your knowledge.

Recorded Broadcast:
https://www.mixcloud.com/MainFm/dig-it-with-brian-donaldson-the-worm-man/

BCC Library - Grange - May 2021

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: May 2021

Event Name: Introduction To Worm Farming & Composting At Home

Event Location: BCC Library, Grange

Event Subjects: Worm farming, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Comments: BCC has some neat programs for waste reduction and education in their system.

Worm Farming & Composting At Home Workshop - Northey Street City Farm, Windsor - April 2021

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: April 2021

Event Name: Worm Farming & Composting At Home

Event Location: Northey Street City Farm, Windsor

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, aerated castings tea, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Comments: I run Workshops at a Community Garden called Northey Street City Farm (NSCF), in Brisbane.

NSCF run many workshops and events and have a BCC Composting Hub on site, where they teach people about composting and help them compost some of their waste (great for apartment dwellers.)

Here you see me doing a demo about Aerated Castings Tea.

I try to put many demos and tours or hands on stuff in the larger Workshops so people don't get bored looking at the screen.

BCC Mt Gravatt Library - Workshop Event With Brian The Worm Man - March 2021

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: March 2021

Event Name: Introduction To Worm Farming & Composting At Home

Event Location: BCC Library, Mt Gravatt

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: 2nd November 2019

Event Name: Introduction To Worm Farming & Composting At Home

Event Location: BCC Library, Mitchelton

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

BCC Grange Library - Workshop Event With Brian The Worm Man - 12 Oct 2019

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: 12th October 2019

Event Name: Introduction To Worm Farming & Composting At Home

Event Location: BCC Library, Grange

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Rob Bob - Famous YouTuber - Shout Out To Brian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zo-xQ3LBs

Aspley Orchid Society
17th October 2019
Intro To Worm Farming

Albert Valley Wilderness Society - Cedar Creek - August 2019

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: August 2019

Event Name: Introduction To Worm Farming & Composting At Home

Event Location: Cedar Creek

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, worm castings application methods, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Comments:A terrific night, enjoyed by many.

Jimboomba Garden Society

Albany Creek Garden Club

Landcare Field Day - Aerated Castings Tea Application To Grazing Crops - Esk - March 2019

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: March 2019

Event Name: Landcare Field Day: Aerated Castings Tea & Application To Grazing Crops

Event Location: Esk

Event Subjects: Worm farming, worm castings application methods, Aerated Castings Tea & Application To Grazing Crops.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Comments: I was invited to come to a field day by Landcare.

The subject was Aerated Castings Tea and application to grazing crops.

I supplied worm castings (worm poo) for them to make an 800 litre batch of Aerated Castings Tea.

The members had some interesting questions and were very interested.

Remember, a 180 litre batch of Aerated Tea, made from 17 litres of worm cast can be applied to over 10 acres of land !

To make that smaller, 1 cup of castings can make tea to apply to up to a quarter of an acre !

Tea makes the castings go a LOT further and brings the valuable microbial biology to the party.

Master Composters Course - Brisbane - March 2019

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: March 2019

Event Name: Master Composters (BCC Certification course.)

Event Location: Brisbane

Event Subjects: Worm farming & black soldier fly composting.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults

Comments:This comment has considerable weight, given that the session was at a BCC Master Composters course (the first one ever run) - and Carolyn is an experienced composting educator - so her kind words mean a lot.

"A big thankyou from Whitehill Garden Club.
Very informative and very knowledgeable on his worms.
I would recommend him to any club interested in composting and Vermiculture."
– Mark Steinhardt (Whitehill Garden Club, Ipswich)

Brian, not a question but a great big hug for providing so much wonderful information Just read your post on UCGs. Amazing!

I look forward to many more enjoyable and educational reads and your guides.

Wish i had this information 35 years ago when i had cows, chickens, etc. and energy to do it all.

At 77 I look forward to incorporating as much as I can which is a lot. I'm a doer.

So keep the news coming

Posted in the ask-a-question system by Mary Anne:

thewormman.com.au/question/much-appreciation/

KIDS ACTIVITIES TESTIMONIALS

C&K Oxley - 3rd August 2022
Dig & Discover & Short Incursion

Kates Place, Toowoomba - 26th July 2022
Dig & Discover Worm Experience & Short Incursion

BCC Kids Collective - Roma Street - 8th July 2022
Make A Mini Worm Farm Activity

Boronia Heights State School - 17th June 2022
Worm Farming Incursion

Karalee OSHC - 30th June 2022
Dig & Discover Incursion

Jabiru OSHC Runcorn Heights - 6th July 2022
Make A Mini Worm Farm Activity

Ironside OSHC St Lucia
Three Activities - 28th June 2022
1. Make A Mini Worm Farm
2. Dig & Discover Incursion
3. Special Bug Investigation

Grow Expo Gatton:
Bio, Brian The Worm Man

BCC Library Mt Coot-tha - 1st July 2022
Make A Mini Worm Farm Kids Activity

Costa Georgiadis With Brian
Special Bug Investigation
At Brisbane Garden & Plant Expo

Goodstart Early Learning Belmont:
Worm Farming Incursion, 22nd June, 2022

Incursion Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: 22nd June, 2022

Event Name: Worm Farming Incursion

Event Location: Belmont, Brisbane

Event Suiting Ages: 4-5

Comments: The subjects I was talked about were:

Worm farming is important to divert food waste from landfill

Other benefits of worm farming

What can be placed in the compost bin and worm farm from our lunches and what should not

Fun worm facts and info

Worm eggs/cocoons

The children LOVED seeing the live worms & bugs, especially being able to hold the large Euro worms !

The educator's loved the laminated reference card and the Teacher's & Educator's Resource Pack as a whole.

BCC Kids Collective Make A Mini Worm Farm - October 2021

Kids Collective Roma Street - 1st October 2021 - Make A Mini Worm Farm[/caption]

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: 1st October, 2021

Event Name: BCC Kids Collective - Make A Mini Worm Farm

Event Location: Roma Street, Brisbane City

Event Subjects: Kids make a worm farm with worms to take home.

Event Suiting Ages: 3+

Comments: Children are taught about taking craft materials from the waste stream, by showing them how to take an old milk bottle and some cardboard to make a worm farm.

They are taught about worms by keeping them at home in their mini worm farm. Full care instructions supplied digitally.

Balmoral House Private Preschool Incursion, 3rd May 2022

Incursion Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: 3rd May, 2022

Event Name: Incursion - Worm Talk & Dig & Discover Worm Experience

Event Location: Balmoral, Brisbane

Event Suiting Ages: 2-93

Comments: The subjects I was talked about were:

Composting and worm farming are important to divert food waste from landfill

Benefits of composting and worm farming

What can be placed in the compost bin and worm farm

Fun worm facts and info

Worm eggs/cocoons

The children LOVED the Dig & Discover Experience !

BCC Kids Collective, Roma Street
Make A Mini Worm Farm Activity

I was employed by Brisbane City Council (BCC) to run a kid's activity for the Kid's Collective program.

This activity is "Make A Mini Worm Farm With Worms To Take Home."

We completed more than 120 activities, with a total of 190 people "checked in," including parents.

We had to adjust some aspects for COVID rules; but the kids still had a great time.

The child you see here has done 2 other activities with us as well at other kid's collective days; surely a waste warrior in the making.
(Permission gained from parent for photo. Childs face not shown.*)

BCC runs some great programs for kids, including some really educational programs.
Well done BCC !

30th May 2021: BCC Green Heart Fair

I was pleased to be able to meet the famous Dirt Girl & Scrap Boy of #Dirtgirlworld fame.

I met them at the BCC Greeheart Fair when I was working there.

I was doing a kids activity (Grass Head Pets) and speaking on stage about waste reduction, composting & worms.

Just missing Costa to make a perfect photo.

Maybe if I photoshop him in from the plant expo photo? hmmmm . . .

(Someone from Facebook suggested we should make a new kid's show called The Wriggles - ROFL !)

Playhouse OSHC, St Lucia
April, 2022 - Worm Farming Incursion

Facebook Post:

Playhouse Childcare and OSHC is at The University of Queensland.

In 2021, Playhouse has made it our mission to incorporate more sustainable practices into our everyday routines. As a starting point, our Perenties room have created a worm farm to help sustainably dispose of food waste and create a natural liquid fertiliser for our vast gardens!

In March, we were lucky enough to be visited by Brian The Worm Man who showed us the ins and outs of worm care. Our children were captivated from the get go, asking all sorts of questions from “What do worms eat?” to “Can worms live on the moon?” We cannot thank Brian enough for educating our future environmental leaders about the many benefits of worm-keeping and the significant positive climate and environmental impacts

#stressfreechildcare #childcare #earlylearning #playhouse #playhousechildcare #children #newparents #families #care #education #learningthroughplay #learning #earlyyears #toddlers #kindergarten #earlychildhood #baby #parents #school #qualitychildcare #childdevelopment #childcareprovider #kids #daycare #UQ #OSHC #UQchildcare #PlayhouseOSHC #nurture #activekids

BCC Green Heart Fair - Chermside - May 2021

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: May 2021

Event Name: Green Heart Fair

Event Location: Chermside

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction, simple easy DIY worm farms made from the waste stream.

Event Suiting Ages: Adults & Kids

Comments: The subjects I was asked to talk about were:

Composting and worm farming are important to divert food waste from landfill

Benefits of composting and worm farming

Different composting methods

How to set up a compost bin and worm farm at home

What can be placed in the compost bin and worm farm

Finding a compost system that suits your home (apartment, small yard with limited space, garden and acreage)

As a qualified and experienced trainer I can design a program to suit you, your audience and your message.

Update - Playhouse OSHC St. Lucia - Incursion

(P.S. Perenties is the name of one of the groups of children)

Facebook & Instagram Post:

Since our visit from Brian The Worm Man our Perenties have gone worm-crazy!

Using the tips Brian gave in his presentation about worm care, the Perenties have authored and illustrated a “Worm Book” to help others interested in worm farming take the leap. You can find a copy of the Perenties’ “Worm Book” in our reception and in the Perenties classroom.

Brian’s visit was part of Playhouse’s 2021 goal to become more sustainable. Our worm farm aids us in this mission by providing us an environmentally responsible way to dispose of food waste and giving us a natural fertiliser for our gardens!

#stressfreechildcare #childcare #earlylearning #playhouse #playhousechildcare #children #newparents #families #care #education #learningthroughplay #learning #earlyyears #toddlers #kindergarten #earlychildhood #baby #parents #school #qualitychildcare #childdevelopment #childcareprovider #kids #daycare #UQ #OSHC #UQchildcare #PlayhouseOSHC #nurture #activekids

https://www.facebook.com/playhousechildcareuq/posts/116250330603436

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: April 2021

Event Name: Make A Mini Worm Farm With Worms To Take Home

Event Location: BCC Kids Collective, Roma Street Parklands

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction

Event Suiting Ages: Children / Kids - Ages 5 to 12 Years Old

BCC Kids Collective - Kids Activity Event With Brian The Worm Man - 2020

Event Completed By Brian The Worm Man

Event Date: 2020

Event Name: Make A Mini Worm Farm With Worms To Take Home

Event Location: BCC Kids Collective, Roma Street Parklands

Event Subjects: Worm farming, composting, waste reduction

Event Suiting Ages: Children / Kids - Ages 5 to 12 Years Old

Tivoli STEM 2019

"Second time I have sourced worms from Brian for kids natural environment and biodiversity education programs.

First time I used African Night Crawlers, this time he recommended European Night Crawlers.

On both occasions the activities and program catered for around 400 children and their parents.

Brian was incredibly helpful, and knowledgeable, provided all the information I needed and supplied healthy, active worms.

On both occasions he also harvested some worm cocoons for me which encouraged great curiosity amongst the children and adults most of whom had never seen them before.

At the end of the night some keen gardeners (and fishermen) took them home.

Thank you again Brian for sharing your expertise. I will be back again next year for worms (if the program runs again)."

- Susan, Brisbane