UPDATE!! Recyling In The Schools
Update On trying to get two small schools to be 100% garbage FREE!
If you would like to read the first part here it is first part
In just 2 weeks and 1 email sent to the staff of my school, we have reduced our garbage to 1/4 of what we had going to the garbage bin. In this very short time we have made great steps in getting this school 100% garbage free! WE CAN DO IT!!!!!!!
Also Update on the Worm Composting in the 1/2 Classroom
Today we found our first little baby worms, I was able to get some good pictures of the bin.
With moisture concerns I had, I added a black plastic bag to the bottom of the bin before we started the bin, it has been a success. The bin is not drying out very quickly,the plastic down first then starting the bin works great! after the first tray is full. Then it will be time to add the next one above, should be fine just adding the next one with just bedding and food waste. The first tray is holding alot of moisture, in turn tray #2 will not dry out like the first would have without adding the plastic bag. The worms can migrate up through the mesh to the new tray above. When that time comes, the first tray has alot more composting to do yet!
I was able to get a great picture of a worm egg (cocoon). This cocoon is not very old it is still a greenish colour, it will turn to a dark brownish,reddish colour before the little worms emerge from the cocoon.
Hope you enjoy the pictures, I will update again soon!!! Thanks Jeff
Written by Jeff on March 28th, 2008 with
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