Are you interested in growing your own fresh herbs, vegetables, and florals? Are you looking for a more environmentally friendly use for your food waste? Do you hate watering and get back aches from digging, but enjoy the benefit and convenience of growing your own produce? Maybe you are a person that loves gardening but is looking to expand your knowledge and learn a more environmentally efficient and sustainable way to grow your own produce?

Join us for a morning at Reflections, Lake Cooby learning from our very own Michael McKeon, chatting aquaponics & composting, and enjoying some nibbles!

Michael has a degree in Biology, Teaching and Creative Arts, is a qualified arborist, and has worked in various fields including sugar cane research and microbiology in Australia and the UK. Michael is passionate about environmentally sustainable food production and waste management and is keen to promote methods such as aquaponics and composting as a way of addressing sustainability challenges in the future.

Throughout this workshop Michael will take you on a journey through the symbiotic produce and waste management system that we have developed and implemented onsite at Reflections, Lake Cooby.

TIME                ACTIVITY
9 – 11am         Introduction to aquaponics & how to set up your own aquaponics system
                        - Overview of the principles of aquaponics
                        - Interact and view a working aquaponics system
                        - System components and design ideas
                        - How to monitor water quality and maintain your system
                        - Fish selection, quality, feeding, and care
                        - Sustainable plants
                        - Maintenance of the system
11 – 11:30am  Morning tea around our Bunya View Fire Pit, overlooking Cooby Dam
                       - Grazing boxes included in your ticket purchase
11:30 – 1pm   Composting with soldier flies vs worms
                       - Overview and comparison of the principles of composting with soldier flies vs worms
                       - Interact and view a working compost system
                       - System components and design ideas
                       - How we utilise fly larvae
                       - How we utilise worms
                       - How we utilise composted food waste

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MY TICKET?
- Admission to Introduction to Sustainable Food Production & Waste Management workshop
- All workshop materials and information
- Complementary grazing box of sliced seasonal fruit, mixed berry and white chocolate muffin, and assorted gourmet Turkish bread sandwiches
- Picnic morning tea around our serene Bunya View Fire Pit with peaceful views over Cooby Dam

Limited spaces are available for this workshop, so get in quick while tickets last!

While you're in the area, why not book a stay in one of our Bell Tents or our Cooby Lakehouse? Pop on over to our Airbnb profile to check our availability during the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers!
https://www.airbnb.com.au/users/334380631/listings

STAY | REFLECT | CONNECT at Reflections, Lake Cooby