Composting Fundamentals: Turning Waste into Wealth for Your Garden

​Composting is an easy, effective way to reduce household waste while enriching your garden. Natasha Morgan will guide you through basic composting, showing how even small setups can transform kitchen scraps and garden waste into nutrient‑rich soil — suitable for backyards, balconies, and community gardens.

​Who is Natasha Morgan?
Natasha Morgan is a landscape architect, lifelong gardener, educator, and author based in Daylesford, Victoria. She founded Oak & Monkey Puzzle and now runs Little Cottage on a Hill, where she creates productive, sustainable gardens, leads workshops and shares practical growing, design and seasonal skills with gardeners and communities. 

​What You’ll Learn:

• ​Different compost types and systems — heaps, bins, worm farms, bokashi

• ​What can and cannot be composted

• ​How to troubleshoot and maintain a compost system

• ​Using finished compost to improve soil, water retention, and plant growth

• ​Seasonal tips for year‑round composting success
  
  

​What Attendees Will Get:

• ​Hands‑on guidance for setting up and maintaining a compost system

• ​Expert advice on maximising decomposition and using compost effectively

• ​Q&A with Natasha Morgan on small‑space solutions and household integration
  
  

​Who Should Attend:

• ​Home gardeners, renters, and anyone reducing food and garden waste

• ​Community garden coordinators or school programs

• ​Sustainability enthusiasts