Costa Georgiadis wants people to connect with compost.
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The host of ABC's Gardening Australia is bringing his love of compost to Elmore, with free composting workshops.
He's driven by the conviction that getting food waste out of landfill bins is one of the most significant ways people can help the environment.
And he wants to show that bringing the joy of compost to your life might be easier than you think.
Mr Georgiadis said many people might have had a bad experience of compost, and thought, "Ah, I've got brown thumbs," or they get overwhelmed and say, "It's too hard".
But the sessions will help novice composters, or those once-burned, develop a routine, a simple weekly program that will take them to the "next level of gardening".
"What I want to say is, 'Here, welcome back, we need you, the planet needs you, the local food system needs you'," Mr Georgiadis said.
"The waste challenges of a healthy planet need local solutions and small solutions and we can all be a part of it.
"Getting food waste out of your rubbish bin is probably the most significant impact you can have on the environment. Very little infrastructure, but massive, massive outcomes."
The workshop will cater for all, from novice composters, to those who've tried it without success.
"A lot of people think that they need a whole lot of space and that composting is something that gets done by people who have vast experience, and they're accomplished gardeners, and it's just beyond a novice," Mr Georgiadis said.
"Fear is a learnt thing. Good composting is a good habit thing, and when you start to apply simple procedures then good habits breed good compost."
Mr Georgiadis said composting was a "portal" into the bigger picture of the food system, which could reconnect people with the seasons.
"Composting much like growing your own food has been consumed by the convenience consciousness of, 'Oh well, I can get it all at the shop and why should I worry about spending time to grow something that I can get it cheaply?'" he said.
"The problem with our current food system is that it doesn't display the true price of the food.
"I see compost as a way of disarming and disengaging from a system that has become arrogant to the realities of farming and the importance of local food systems, and supporting our local farmers by connecting to local fresh seasonal produce."
The workshops are open to anyone interested in learning how to compost at home.
Participants can bring along a reusable coffee cup to get a free coffee.
Workshops will take place on Saturday April 27, from 10am to 11am and 12pm to 1pm at Railway Place, Midland Highway, Elmore.
Workshops are free.
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