Workshops
The Watershed's FREE workshop series empowers you with the knowledge and skills to make practical changes toward sustainable living. The workshops are an opportunity to meet like-minded members of your local community, share ideas and together make changes for sustainability.
Workshop Topics
Worm farming
Convert your kitchen scraps to garden gold! Learn everything youneed to know to confidently start and maintain your own worm farm at home.
No Dig Gardening
Grow your own food in small spaces such as containers, pots and balconies with this easy method. Participants construct and take home a No Dig garden in a container as part of the workshop.
Natural Personal Care
See through the marketing hype to choose natural personal care and cosmetic products that are better for you and the environment.
Natural Cleaning & Home Detox
Use natural ingredients to bring a sparkling shine to your home and avoid harmful household chemicals, improve indoor air quality, reduce water pollution and save yourself money at the same time!
Intro to Sustainable Living
Increase your understanding of how your everyday choices impact on the environment and learn practical ways to reduce your ecological footprint by becoming an informed “green consumer”.
Eco Choices for Home Renovators
Explore the principles of passive design and be inspired by creative and practical ideas for renovating with potential for financial and environmental savings.
Natural Baby Care
Parenthood brings with it a whole new world of decisions that impact your baby and the environment. Explore the choices you can make as you and your baby grow together.
Rainwater & Greywater
Harness your home’s potential to collect and reuse water. Through local case studies, explore the technical side and build knowledge to apply to your own site.
Composting
Learn to choose, set up and maintain your compost system and reap the rewards with rich fertiliser your garden will love.
Natural Pet care
Maximise your pet's quality of life while minimising their impact on the environment.
Bookings
All workshops are free and bookings are essential.
Tel: 02 9519 6366
Email watershedworkshops@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
(please include your daytime contact phone number).
Outreach workshops can be tailored for groups within City of Sydney and Marrickville LGAs for sessions of 0.5-2 hours. Fees may apply.
Downloads
Download our current workshop schedule or find out what other workshop participants have to say.
- Workshop schedule > January - March 2010 | PDF 95Kb
- Participant Feedback | PDF 46Kb
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Last Updated: Thursday 7 January, 2010
