Businesses drop off large wheelie bins of industrial material like untreated wood shavings or coffee chaff and take empty bins to refill and reuse. This keeps dry materials stable while stored outdoors.
We combine these into smaller wheelie bins with leaf litter, wood mulch and other materials the community contributes like shredded paper. These mixed browns live at each compost station to be swapped out once empty.
Stunning show underway from one of the prolific and virtually indestructible Canna Lilies we raise from rhizome division on pure compost at #KensingtonTownHallCompost
Hoop House Number One now up and running thanks to our hardworking #KensingtonTownHallCompost volunteers. Made entirely from the surplus urban and industrial materials thrown up and thrown away by the population of #Melbourne. Our latest cool season seedlings have moved into their new home
Kensington Town Hall Compost Hub has a “demonstration" garden where we grow food plants straight into matured compost.
This Summer we had tomatoes, basil, capsicum, leafy greens, and prolific marigolds growing which shows the benefit of the compost that we produce. We are looking forward to lettuce, beetroot, kohlrabi, rocket, coriander, broad beans, and cabbage soon. Might have to make more planting space!