Environment House is a shop-front community environment centre located in First Avenue in Maylands. The shop features a range of sustainable products and they have an on-line catalogue.
Environment House runs a range of community education programs including "Foodscraps to Fertiliser" workshops covering three popular methods in two hours - compost bins, wormfarms and the bokashi microbial fermentation method. This workshop is for those who've never had a go, as well as for those who've tried and failed - working out what went wrong means you're well on the way to success!
The next workshop is being held from 9:30am to 11:30am on Saturday February 21. Visit the Environment House website for more details and how to enrol.
Environment House offers the following general advice on composting.
If you've got an average-sized backyard we suggest one or preferably two well-sealed compost bins (like we sell!) with the Compost Mate corkscrew aerator - effective and easy on the back
If you've got a courtyard or villa sized garden we suggest a worm farm and/or bokashi microbial fermentation bucket (needs a minimum 7 square metres of garden space). It sits in the kitchen but is emptied into the garden every month or so where it turns into great compost within a few weeks; it deals with all food scraps including those the worms don't like - like meat, fish, milk products, onion, citrus. (Bokashi microbe mix costs around $1 per week.)
If you've got a pot plant garden and balcony-or a roomy bathroom/laundry- a worm farm could work for you - must have full shade.