Browse our International Compost Awareness Week events

Compost is our thing, and ICAW is the perfect time to get involved. Browse the events below and see what calls out to you! All our events are online-friendly, so there’s room for you no matter where you live.

Instagram Live: Composting in Cities – with City Gardener Adam

When: 3rd of May at 5pm - 5:30 pm AEST (event will be live-streamed on @subpod instagram)

Composting in the city? It's a daunting task. Most people are too scared of the smells, pests and mess to even consider it an option!

In this live, city gardener Adam will take us on a tour of his compost set-up, and show how he incorporates it into his small, yet productive urban garden. Tune in to find out you can bring composting to your urban home!

All lives feature an opportunity for Q&A.


Instagram Live: Grow more with Worm Tea – with Organic Gardener Lisa

When: 5th of May at 8 am - 8:30 am AEST (event will be live-streamed on @thesubpod instagram)

Want to know what the secret is to growing organic veggies with zero chemicals and pesticides? Creating healthy soil full of life!

Compost tea is one easy way you can take your organic garden to the next level. Join Lisa and Peter Critch in a live demonstration on how you can make a simple compost tea.

All lives feature an opportunity for Q&A.


Instagram Live: Composting with Kids – with Child Educator Tori's Mum

When: 6th of May 7:30am – 8:00 am AEST (event will be live-streamed on @subpod instagram)

Composting can teach children valuable lessons about the world, their food and how nature works. Tori's Mum from @halfway_montessori is an educator who’s passionate about teaching children about nature, in nature!

Join Tori's Mum and Peter Critch to explore ways to bring children into the garden and grow their passion for composting.

All lives feature an opportunity for Q&A.


Instagram Live: Composting 101 – with Compostable Kate

When: 6th of May 11am – 11:30am AEST (event will be live-streamed on @thesubpod instagram)

Are you brand new to composting? In this live, Compostable Kate will take you through the principles of composting and turn you into a compost champion!

Join Kate and Peter Critch while they get down and dirty with the very basics of composting.  

All lives feature an opportunity for Q&A.


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2. Ready to do something great for the planet?

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3. Learn more about composting

Explore our articles, podcasts and videos. Become a composting expert!

4. Understand the Food Waste issue

If food waste was a country, it would be the 3rd biggest contributor of greenhouse gases. Understand the link between food waste and climate change.

5. Help create awareness

Composting can help heal the earth. View our tips and resources to help make composting a part of everyday life.