Workshops For Worm Farming / Worm Composting

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Please note this is information is for a past workshop.

For current workshops & details see the info page at
www.TheWormMan.com.au/workshop

Workshops For Worm Farming / Worm Composting At Home

The FULL Two Hour Workshop:

” Worm Farming & Composting At Home ”

Taught By Brian “The Worm Man” Donaldson

(With the option of your very own worm farm to take home at the end of the workshop!)

Ticketing Via Eventbrite (A Popular Ticketing Platform With Secure Payment):

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Overview:

Location: Forest Lake

Duration: Approx. 2 hours, From 1.30-3.30 pm – possibly to 4pm if there are many questions. Check in from 1.10pm.

Ticketing: ONE ticket covers two attendees. You may like to bring your partner, parent, child or a friend. One student guide per ticket.

Student Guide: A student guide will be supplied to each ticket holder for reference after the Workshop.

About this Event

In This Workshop You Will Get:

– A 2+ hour workshop from a commercial worm farmer.

– Covering the detailed operation of 4 small farm types and an introduction to several medium to large systems

– Full written/printed out Student’s Guide.

– A printed “Worm Foods To Avoid List” – for easy reference.

– Bring a guest at no charge.

See Upcoming Dates And Options On The Secure Ticketing Site

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THEN You Can ADD ON A Worm Farm & Worms:

SEE ADD-ON OPTIONS ON THE ORDERING PAGE:

+$40 – Get Worms & A Worm Farm: ($63 Value !)

What You Get . . .

– A Worm Farm PLUS 100 Grams Worms ( $55 VALUE )

– Shaker of worm farm conditioner/mineral supplement. ( $10 Value )

– Refill for conditioner shaker. ( $8 Value )

Times:

The workshop starts at 1.30 pm and runs to about 3.30 pm, or to 4.30pm at the latest.

Check in – from 1.10 pm. Please bring your ticket – printed, or on your device.

Please do not be late, we have to start the workshop on time.
The door is security locked and will be closed from 1.30pm, the posted starting time of the event.

Please be prepared to exit the venue when asked, as we have to tidy up and clean the room before other groups use it.
You will receive your worm farm at the end of the workshop, prior to leaving. You may leave at any time, though.

If you wish to ask extra questions, I can spend some extra time with you in the car park when the room has been cleaned and locked up.
You can always contact me later, by phone, text, email or ask a question on the website, if you have extra questions.

Ticketing Via Eventbrite (A Popular Ticketing Platform With Secure Payment):

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Who Is This Workshop For?

Anyone wanting to start a worm farm and/or compost bin at home.
This course will be of interest to keen gardeners, who want to recycle their waste into a beneficial soil conditioner.
Also, anyone interested in reducing the amount of their waste going to landfill. Landfills contribute to greenhouse gases.
Kids LOVE worms too – it’s a great opportunity to teach them about the environment – or to let them teach YOU about it.

Start A Larger Worm Farm – If You Have A Large Property, Small Farm Etc . . .

If you want to start a large worm farm, for a large property and do not know much about the subject, this is a GREAT WAY TO START!
Start off your new passion the right way.
Learn the ropes with a small system and then scale up later.
Some aspects of larger systems touched on in the workshop. See details below.

What Farm Do I Get To Take Home, With The Add On That Includes Worms And A Farm:

Choose One Of The Following Three Options To Take Home: (With The Full Ticket Only):

A bucket worm farm with mesh in the lid.
A Styrofoam box worm farm (the only one with a leachate drain.)
A garden feeding station bucket.

Or choose an extra farm (without worms) for just $10 per extra farm.
(For example, you may like to take the bucket farm and also a garden feeding station.)

All of the farms come with:

100 grams of composting worms – approx. 500 worms.
Full written/printed out instructions in the Student Guide: my 4 page “Quick Start” instructions AND my E-book, “The FAQ Guide” – total 42 pages.
A live microbial starter culture of worms, microorganisms and microbes.Way superior to buying just worms.
A shaker with 500 grams of worm farm conditioner / mineral supplement as recommended by me.
A valuable amendment to the worms nutrition and of benefit to your plants via the Vermicompost produced.
A 500 gram refill bag of conditioner.
Yes – an EXTRA refill for your shaker bottle!

What Are The Pros And Cons Of Each Farm?

All of the farms that I make are in one way or another diverted from the waste stream of businesses.
The Styrofoam boxes were/are destined for landfill before I get them.
The buckets I use would otherwise be chipped up, melted down and reused as plastic – but we can get some use out of them before that happens !

A bucket worm farm with mesh in lid
– This is the style of farm often used by professional growers in the USA.
– The benefit is that it’s indestructible (almost).
– The hole in the lid, with midgie mesh, lets in air, but keeps out most insects.
– The disadvantage is that it doesn’t have a drain for the leachate. So you have to be careful about moisture control.
– It must be covered from the rain or the worms will drown.
A Styrofoam box worm farm (the only one with a leachate drain)
– The benefit of this one is it’s drain for collecting liquid, “leachate”.
– It can be placed in the rain as it has a lid without holes, so it is mostly rain resistant.
– The mesh in the air holes helps keep out most insects.
– The disadvantage is it’s not as indestructible as a bucket, being made from styro foam.
– Still, a great way to start your journey. You will probably upgrade the farm later, or copy it’s design to make more.
A garden feeding station bucket.
– This one is GREAT for getting worms working right IN YOUR GARDEN !
– The top can be disguised with a plant in a pot saucer. Also great to protect it from the sun.

Remember, Even If You Dont Take The Add On Worm Package, You Still Get:

Full written/printed out instructions: my 4 page “Quick Start” instructions AND my E-book, “The FAQ Guide” – total 42 pages.
A printed “Worm Foods To Avoid List”. Great for easy reference while you learn the ropes. The WHY of each will be covered in the workshop.

Learn from my years of experience helping thousands on Facebook and YouTube – what works and what doesn’t.

Workshop Details – What You Will Learn:

During the workshop, I will go through subjects such as:

Basic non-worm composting. How to set up a compost heap or bin for all of your excess stuff, like grass clippings etc.
How to look after and care for your new worm farm.
How to easily set up another new worm farm – FOR FREE – from the materials you get today.
How to feed a worm farm so that you reduce common errors encountered with feeding.
Often misunderstood, the role of carbon vs nitrogen in the worm farm.
How to harvest the worm farm.
How to apply the products of a worm farm – Vermicompost & Leachate
How to make a liquid from the Vermicompost that’s super economical and highly beneficial – “Aerated Castings Tea”
Do’s and don’ts and common mistakes.
How to fix common problems you may encounter in the future.
“Worm Foods To Avoid List”. The WHY of each will be covered in the workshop.
Worm species identification and uses. Why composting & garden worms are different.
How to encourage native earthworms in your garden.
How to use the Vermicompost you produce.
The liquid that drains from the worm farm. “Leachate” has a bad reputation. Find out WHY and HOW to use it successfully.
Making aerated teas, non aerated teas and extracts from Vermicompost.
The benefits to your garden from using Vermicompost.
WHY Vermicompost is special – what makes it so.
A brief look into LARGER systems. Advantages, disadvantages, requirements etc (Continuous Flow Through, Windrow & WEDGE Systems.)
and many more subjects . . .

The planned workshop will go for about 2 hours, but I plan for extra time to answer any questions and to spend a few minutes with each student on hand over of your farm on the day. So we could run “over time” to 2.5 or 3 hours.
Please arrive early if you have a lot of questions, I can answer some before we start.

Ticketing Via Eventbrite (A Popular Ticketing Platform With Secure Payment):

Click HERE To Look At Workshop Tickets On Eventbrite

Workshop Venue & Parking – Forest Lake

Forest Lake Community Centre
3 Alpine Place, Forest Lake
It is near the corner of Forest Lake Boulevard; on the right as you turn into Alpine from the boulevard.

Parking:

There is some off street parking in the venue car park.
There is extra parking in the street out front, on the same side as the venue.
And also further down Alpine, through the roundabout, out front of the school.

How Many People Can Come With Me?

It is definitely ok to bring a guest with you.
A spouse or partner, friend or even your parent may like to come along.
If you bring some younger children, we do learn a little about worm physiology and mating, but not a lot, really.
Maybe they could sit down the back and play on their phone, tablet or laptop?
Well behaved children are invited at no charge to listen with you to your lesson.

If you want to bring more than 1 other person, please contact me prior to paying for your ticket, so that we are on the same page; and so that I can cater to all attendees.
I will presume everyone will bring one other person.

Refreshments:

Cold water and reusable (washed up) cups will be provided on the day. (Reduce-reuse-recycle.)
Please do not bring food into the classroom – our training room hosts would prefer it that way.

Products Available For Sale On The Day

If you would like to look at any of the products that I offer for sale, like Vermicompost/Worm Castings or extra worms for a second farm etc. Some of them you can buy with your ticket as add-ons.
If you order them from me, I can bring them along on the day, you just have to bring cash on the day.
The price list is here:

www.thewormman.com.au/pickup

A Little About Me …

I have been running my own mowing & gardening business for about 10 years.
I have been raising worms for over 20 years.
I have been selling worms for about 6 years.
I have helped many thousands of people through my work in Facebook groups as an administrator, my YouTube channel and my information packed website.
My YouTube channel has over 160,000 “video views”. (That means a LOT of people have learned from me.)
I have a formal (TAFE) Horticulture qualification – and another in Rural Operations (Herbicides).
I have also completed the formal qualification to teach Horticulture – and Vermiculture/Vermicomposting (Worm Farming).
I write e-books on worm farming. You’ll see some of them in the column on the left of this page.
I teach home worm farmers & garden clubs, right up to worm farming on a commercial level.
I present worm farming at garden clubs, Horticultural societies, schools and child care centers.
Of course, I have a “Blue Card”, for working with children. (“Blue Card as a business”.)
I am also available for commercial consulting – setting up a worm farm for composting or raising worms; reducing carbon emissions & waste diversion etc.