composting in the city

Photo: Tuana Inhan

22 October & 04 November, 10.00 - 12.00
Language: English
Led by Jessica Sim

This workshop is facilitated by Moovandji, a platform that offers young people the opportunity to lead projects from A to Z, in a simple, creative and fun way. 

A big portion of our daily waste consists of food – cooking scraps, unwanted leftovers, forgotten snacks… However, saving food waste from the mainstream garbage, is crucial to the health of our planet. It is also one of the most generous actions we do as consuming humans! Food that is composted can return its invaluable nutrients back to the soil, for which we rely on to continue to live and grow food in a sustainable way.

For urban dwellers such as ourselves, there are some exciting solutions to composting that overcome the challenges of living in small and crowded spaces. Some of these solutions involve fermentation, others recruit the magnificent worm. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the urban-friendly vermi (worm) compost system. We will build a worm compost as a group, discuss how to feed and care for it, and practice harvesting. This workshop is for those enthusiastic to dig into the soil as well for those a little more hesitant; a friendly introduction to the way the worms. 

This workshop takes place outdoors, face-to-face, with a small group. Suitable for adults or young people.

To register or for further inquiry, email moovandji@gmail.com 

Jess Sim is one of the co-founders and co-directors of NADAS Istanbul. She is passionate about ecology and committed to developing creative ways to address climate change and inspire more mindful living. Jess holds an MA in International Performance Research from the University of Warwick and University of Amsterdam, and a BA in contemporary dance from the London Contemporary Dance School. She is also a Creative Climate Leader. She has worked as a curator and artist, including projects Museum of Garbage by FLYING roots and Şehir Ezmesi / City Paste. Jess has been living in Istanbul since January 2015.