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Basics of Hot Composting Workshop
September 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
BASICS OF HOT COMPOSTING
RSVP by email to Priya Jain: priya@carrotcommon.com
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BASICS OF HOT COMPOSTING will be a two-part workshop covering the basics of creating ‘hot compost’ to improve soil health organically, using techniques relevant for the urban context. The first part will discuss different types of composters; the all-important carbon/nitrogen (C:N) ratio; aeration and moisture; feedstocks and amendments; soil microbes, worms, and other non-human partners. The second part of the workshop will be a live demonstration and hands-on opportunity to practice the principles discussed earlier, using the three-bin composting system in the Carrot Green Roof gardens and feedstocks from the surrounding neighbourhood.
If you intend to participate in the hands-on portion of the workshop, please wear clothes suitable for the occasion!
The event is free/pwyc, with donations going to support future Carrot Green Roof initiatives.
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Sean Smith is the owner of Crooked Farmz, a microbrewer of fresh aerobic compost teas for home gardens, urban farms, arboriculture, and landscaping. His interest in developing a local CSA subscription service for composting and compost tea brewing emerges from deeper underlying concerns about soil health, microbial life, climate change, and our relationships with land and water. Crooked Farmz exists as a backyard farm in East York, a demonstration space at Downsview Park, and has been recognized for innovation in urban agriculture practice. crookedfarmz.net
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About the Space: The garden space and compost site is located on the Carrot Green Roof, a rooftop garden above the Big Carrot Grocery on the Danforth. It is a few minutes from Chester Subway Station.
Accessibility to the Space: Through outdoor staircase, west of the entrance to The Big Carrot, with alternative to accessing the roof & gardens from 348 Danforth Avenue entrance, where an indoor chairlift is available and a ramp leading to the outdoor deck area. A public wheelchair accessible washroom is on the ground floor in The Big Carrot and a private washroom is on the 1st floor. Please note there is also an active beehive in the gardens.
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Please note, this event is not in collaboration with Withrow Market, but Crooked Farmz is one of our amazing vendors so we wanted to share the opportunity with our community.