Follow the steps below to collect your garden soil samples

You will need 3 resealable plastic bags, a trowel, a ruler, a permanent marker, a mailing box or satchel
and your unique ID.

Unique ID
[GSEV-1234]

1.  Label your resealable plastic bags with your name, address, unique ID and sample location

GSEV_1234 GSEV_1234 GSEV_1234

a b c
Front yard Back yard Veggie patch

2.  Collect your 3 samples (front yard, back yard and veggie patch)

GSEV_1234

2cm
Veggie patch
c

15cm
a b

3.  Seal your samples tightly and post them to us at:

To :
Ga r d
en S a
GardenSafe fe V
ic t o r
ia
EPA Centre for Applied Sciences Veg
gie
p
2 Terrace Way (Loading Dock)
atch

Macleod
VIC 3085 Australia

epa.vic.gov.au
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
EPA Centre for Applied Sciences, Ernest Jones Drive, Macleod VIC 3085
citizen.science@epa.vic.gov.au
EPA0060

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