Composting at PS 48
We have red wiggler worms composting (break down) food scraps and turning it into compost. Compost is like humus in soil. The compost is nutritious (yummy!) for the plants that we will grow in the soil. Plus composting helps keep material out of landfills. Plants make food that we eat. The parts of the plants we don't eat are called food scraps. We give the food scraps to worms in a "worm bin." They digest (eat) the food scraps. This turns into compost! We put the compost with the soil around plants we grow. This helps grow healthy plants and food that we eat. And the cycle goes on and on. Thank you, again, Grow NYC!
Create a Composting Worm Bin
These are the "Instructions" for making the composting worm bin for our school garden. These photos show how we put it together. Thank you, YELLOW GROUP for building the compost bin for all of us!
Compost Bin Instructions.pdfThis article is a blog post written by a worm farmer. It is a fascinating read and you will learn a lot about worms, composting, ecosystems and food chains. What are you interested in learning more about composting? Thank you, Raz Plus, for the blog post!
A Worm Farmer's Blog.pdfVermicomposting.pdfVideos to Learn about Composting
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin Read Aloud
Listen. Read. Observe the pictures. Learn about worms in this story. What does this story remind you of? What new information do you learn? What are you wondering about now after listening and reading?
A Worm Called Wallace
"A fascinating rhyming story about self worth and the importance of the wriggly creatures beneath our feet!"