Anyone who has been to our gardens knows how much I love worms. We have three active worm bins that I adore. So when an email came and mentioned that my daughter's home school teacher, Sunny Gabriath, has accomplished what some would think is impossible, installing and maintaining worm bins at our public school, I had to tell you about it.
Three years ago Sunny inspired Apple Blossom Elementary school and Orchard View K-High School to create a worm composting system that has since composted 9 tons of food scrap. Think about that! Nine tons of waste became compost instead of going to the landfill.
That is not all. The compost was sold and the program generated over $2100 in the last three years. Who purchased it? Local families' who wanted to have compost for their gardens. This is a gem of a project. Talk about thinking locally, Sunny has taken the term to new heights. Kids eat a lunch packed with home grown veggies and fruits, then compost the food they don't eat at school only to take the compost back home to help grow more veggies and fruits. This is great.
Sunny started the program with the help of the Compost Club. The Club offered help in creating the worm bins. They will be holding an Educational Workshop on Bio-Intensive Gardening and Food Scrap Composting October 23rd and 24th in Sonoma County. Please check it out.
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