Workshop: Worm Farming At Home With The CFT Wheelie Bin Worm Farm
( CFT stands for “Continuous Flow Through” )
TOTAL Workshop VALUE $599
PLUS You May Qualify For $70 Brisbane Council Rebate OR A $50 Logan Council Rebate!
Upcoming Dates/Times/Locations/Ticket Costs:
Please check the Workshops Info Page for up-to-date dates, times, locations and ticketing links:
Images Of Wheelie Bin CFT:
Overview:
What you will learn in the Workshop itself:
♦ How to start and run your new CFT Wheelie Bin worm farm successfully, including fixes to common problems
♦ We also briefly study the common small plastic stackers and a simple DIY bucket “Garden Feeding Station” – and how to add a stacking farm to a CFT to start it.
Timing / Length:
The Workshop runs for about 1.5 hours to 2 hours, depending on questions from the students.
Description: Worm Farming At Home With The CFT Wheelie Bin Worm Farm
This Workshop Includes:
• You may qualify for a council rebate! Brisbane is $70, Logan is $50 – check details about those here (click to see rebate info at www.TheWormMan.com.au/rebate)
• A Wheelie Bin CFT Worm Farm – with starter bedding (value $295)
• Workshop for two people – approx. 1.5 hours Face To Face, at Forest Lake – A Workshop, adjusted to give special attention to Wheelie Bin CFT’s – bring a guest included ($120 value)
(You must purchase a FREE guest ticket with your ticket so that I have everyone’s details for COVID control & reporting etc.)
• 400 grams composting worms – approx. 2000 mixed species worms (value $140)
• 2 x 1.25kg bags of worm farmconditioner (value $30)
• 1 x harvesting rake – a sturdy 3 prong hand cultivator, with one prong cut off and repainted (value $14)
• Full (printed) written instructions on how to start and feed the Wheelie Bin CFT
• Access to the Worm Farming At Home Student’s Portal – where you will find all of the free info sheets for all of the processes we discuss, plus a handy form to use to contact Brian.
• Delivery available if needed – please ask me for a fixed price (starting at $35 within 15 minutes drive of Collingwood Park 4301.)
Suited For / Is THIS You?
Are you sick of putting food and garden waste into landfill?
You may want to learn how to generate a beneficial soil conditioner for your garden from your waste ….
Worm Farming & Composting reduces household waste and helps gardens to thrive.
This course will be of interest to keen gardeners, who want to recycle their waste into a beneficial soil conditioner containing plant available nutrients and several naturally occurring plant rooting & growth hormones.
Waste warriors will enjoy how much waste can be placed in this worm farm, especially when compared to the “average” stacking plastic bins (over 4 times as much waste!)
This farm is SO MUCH EASIER to operate than the plastic stacking ones !
Join me in this workshop, as I share practical knowledge, tips and tricks for setting up your own safe and efficient worm farm at home.
I will show you how to avoid some of the common mistakes people make and also teach you a lot about worms.
WHAT IS A CFT Wheelie Bin & What Does It DO For You ?
A CFT is an amazing system.
By the way, CFT stands for Continuous Flow Through. Some people call them a Flow Through Reactor.
It’s scientifically proven that a CFT’s population is able to be twice that of a normal bin/batch system of the same surface area.
When you compare a Wheelie Bin CFT to a “normal black rectangular stacking bin sold in Australia”, a CFT wheelie bin can hold up to 4 times the worms. This means they eat 4 times the waste and create 4 times the castings !!!!
I have found that a Wheelie Bin CFT is SO MUCH EASIER than the stacking type of farm for people to run successfully.
On top of that, it is easy to harvest as you don’t have to separate worms from the VC. You get very few to no worms in the CFT harvest if managed correctly.
Another advantage is that most eggs should have hatched by the time you harvest too. So you aren’t losing any of your worms or cocoons when you harvest.
MORE Info On CFT’s:
My FREE CFT Guide will explain more about CFT’s and how they work. Check it out here:
Biography:
Brian is a local commercial Worm Farmer, educator & author, based at Collingwood Park, on the Ipswich side of Brisbane.
Brian has kept worms for over 25 years, turning it into a business in 2013.
He is now a full time worm farmer & educator.
Brian is the author of several E-books about Worm Farming and is well known in the Facebook community from running several large worm farming groups and helping with many more.
He is well known from the events and workshops he holds in many places.
Brian supplies worms, vermicast & worm farms locally and supplies worms throughout Australia via post.
As an Educator, he works with councils, gardening clubs and agricultural stake holders such as Landcare.
Brian is a trainer for several Brisbane Council programs such as Master Composters and conducts kid’s holiday educational activity programs through the council parks system and events such as the Brisbane Garden & Plant Expo.
He is qualified in two Horticulture disciplines (Cert.3 Horticulture & Rural Ops/Herbicides) and is also a qualified Horticulture Trainer, TAE40116.
Terms & Conditions:
Ø All prices listed are for pickup of materials from Collingwood Park – or picked up at a Workshop. Delivery is at extra charge.
Ø For a fixed price quote on delivery in addition to your ticket price, please contact me and I can work out my best price for you.
Ø Terms & Conditions for the business can be found at
Terms & Conditions Page
Cancellation Due To COVID Lockdown
In the case of a government mandated lockdown, where the event is not allowed to go ahead by law, students will be offered a refund or to transfer their ticket and complete the workshop on new date to be published afterwards.
PLEASE NOTE – Design:
The bin’s new design (“Version 3”) includes an extra large vent in the lid, with a reinforcing strap – eliminating the vents in the body of the old design.
Worm farms are best used out of the rain.
If you need a rain proof lid, talk to Brian. No extra fees apply to produce a bin “in the old style” for you, but I need time to do one. If not completed in time for the workshop, you could pickup from Collingwood Park anytime after the workshop.
The Bin I Use Is New . . .
Yep, I couldn’t get hold of any more New/Upcycled bins. So the bins I use are brand new Sulo bins.
Moving The Bins Once Full Not Recommended:
Bins are not recommended to be moved once filled, they are too heavy for the axles & wheels – leave it in one spot or empty out to move.
Upcoming Dates/Times/Locations/Ticket Costs:
Please check the Workshops Info Page for up-to-date dates, times, locations and ticketing links:
Workshops Info Page