Composting Food / Organic Waste
We now have an area at DMS for organic waste. Teachers encourage students to use it for: food scraps (like range peels, apple cores, or other uneaten food), leaves, etc.
Many times students will catch each other placing items in the trash that can be composted. They kindly remind each other that we have a NEW location for this type of waste and it isn't the landfill.
Our compost produces beautiful, rich soil that is perfect to reuse in any garden. Students are thinking GREEN and "closing the loop" from the garden, to the table, and back to the garden!
Together, we are improving the structure and nutrients of existing soil. The compost that they are adding to soil, creates an excellent venue when growing seedlings, vegetables, and annual flowers. After spreading approximately 2 inches of compost evenly over an area or working it into the top 4 to 6 inches of existing soil, students are noticing a visible difference in their plants and are excited to see or in most cases taste their successful results.
Every item that we purposefully use in another way prevents our landfill from growing larger. Students in OUR community are making a difference!
Composting
Composting 101 (Slideshare): https://www.slideshare.net/AmyDonovan/composting-101-pres-for-bill-obear
Easy Composting (6:51): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zvFresyPmA
We now have an area at DMS for organic waste. Teachers encourage students to use it for: food scraps (like range peels, apple cores, or other uneaten food), leaves, etc.
Many times students will catch each other placing items in the trash that can be composted. They kindly remind each other that we have a NEW location for this type of waste and it isn't the landfill.
Our compost produces beautiful, rich soil that is perfect to reuse in any garden. Students are thinking GREEN and "closing the loop" from the garden, to the table, and back to the garden!
Together, we are improving the structure and nutrients of existing soil. The compost that they are adding to soil, creates an excellent venue when growing seedlings, vegetables, and annual flowers. After spreading approximately 2 inches of compost evenly over an area or working it into the top 4 to 6 inches of existing soil, students are noticing a visible difference in their plants and are excited to see or in most cases taste their successful results.
Every item that we purposefully use in another way prevents our landfill from growing larger. Students in OUR community are making a difference!
Composting
Composting 101 (Slideshare): https://www.slideshare.net/AmyDonovan/composting-101-pres-for-bill-obear
Easy Composting (6:51): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zvFresyPmA