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ra i n a n d hea t st r ess.
Ni c sa ys he c a n t el l t he
d i f f er en c e b et w een t r ees
t ha t w er e c o m p o st ed
w i t h f i sh sl u d g e a n d
t ho se t ha t w er en’t f o l l o w i n g a st r ess even t .
C her r i es Ta sm a n i a
st a r t ed i n c o r p o ra t i n g f i sh
sl u d g e i n t o i t s c o mp o st
i n 2020 a n d n o w t a kes
a ro u n d 400 t o n n es o f
sl u d g e f ro m Wha l e Po i n t
ea c h y ea r w i t h p l a n s t o
i n c r ea se.
Ther e a r e c u r r en t l y
a ro u n d 80 hec t a r es o f
est a b l i shed c her r y t r ees
a n d n ew p l a n t i n g s a r e
c u r r en t l y u n d er w a y. The
n ew t r ees w i l l b en ef i t
f ro m y ea rs’ w o r t h o f
c o n t i n u o u s t r i a l l i n g , t est i n g a n d a n a l ysi s.
On e o f t he l esso n s
l ea r n ed t hro u g ho u t t he
c o m p o st j o u r n ey i s t o
m i x t he c o m p o st t hro u g h
t he so i l p r i o r t o p l a n t i n g
ra t her t ha n si m p l y p l a c i n g c o m p o st o n t o p .
Thi s w a s f i rst t r i a l l ed
t hr ee y ea rs a g o a n d
f i sh sl u d g e w a s a d d ed
t o t he m i x a y ea r l a t er.
The r esu l t ha s b een f i rst
y ea r g ro w t h i n n ew t r ees
i n c r ea sed by a s mu c h a s
50%.
Ther e i s a n en t i r e sec t i o n
o f t he C her r i es Ta sma n i a p ro p er t y d evo t ed
t o c o m p o st m a ki n g . I t
i n c l u d es a m o u n t a i n o f
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g r een w a st e f ro m Mo r n i n g t o n Wa st e Tra n sf er
Station.
C her r i es Ta sma n ia n o w
ha s o n e f u l l t ime emp l o y ee d ed i c a t ed t o t he
d r ea m j o b o f c o mp o st
ma ki n g .
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Tasmania and the
world can’t get
enough of Cherries
Tasmania premium
stone fruit.
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“ To g et her w it h Hu o n
S a l mo n , t hey ha ve b e c o me a f a vo u r it e st a p le
o f C hr i st ma s a n d t he
c ro p i s g ea r ed t o p ea k
a t t ha t t i me o f yea r, ”.
“La st C hr i st ma s we ha d a
50 met r e q u eu e o u t sid e
t he f a r ms r et a il o u t let ,
The C her r y Hu t while The
H i l l S t G ro c er t u r n ed
o ver a l a rg e vo lu me o f
o u r c her r i es a s well. ”
Tu r n i n g t he f in ished
p ro d u c t o ver wit h a
sp a d e, i t ’s ea sy t o see
w hy Ni c t a l ks a b o u t it a s
i f i t w a s a p r emiu m win e
vi n t a g e. I t i n d eed lo o ks
a n d smel l s r ic h a n d
d eep w i t h n o d isc er n a b l e o d o u r o f f ish ; Nic
sa ys t ha t t hi s ha s n ever
b een a n i ssu e.
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4
The Process
The g r ee n wa s t e is f ine ly
c hip p ed a nd p la ce d in
hea p ed b e d s b e f o re b e ing
sp ra yed wit h f is h s lud g e by
a n a g r icult ura l s lurr y t a nke r.
The mix will t he n b e t urne d
a s r eq u ire d by t he la rg e
c o mp o st t urne r f o r t hre e
mo n t hs.
The mix will t he n re s t a nd
ma t u r e f o r a ro und a no t he r
n in e mont hs . During t his
t ime, t he co mp o s t will b e
f u r t her t urne d ev e r y mo nt h
u sin g a la rg e ra d ia l s t a cke r
Fin a lly, it ’s s cre e ne d b e f o re
b ein g c a re f ully d is t rib ut e d
o ver t he s o il o n exis t ing a nd
n ew p la nt ing a re a s .
We ’re 3 ye ars ahe ad!
We’v e a l rea d y a c hi eved on e of
ou r 2025 s u sta i n a b i l i t y ta rgets
– a c hi ev i n g 100% r e - us e of
f res hw a ter
Ni c c a l l s hi s Hu o n -en ha n c ed c o mp o st ‘ b la c k
g o l d ’ – p a r t ic u la r ly
i mp r essi ve f o r a p ro d u c t
t ha t u sed t o en d u p in
landfill.
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