Backyard Composting and Vermicomposting
Compost your food scraps and make a rich organic fertilizer for your veggies and flowers!
Recycle food waste by Composting!
Backyard Composting
http://www.p2pays.org/compost/
Instead of using synthetic fertilizers, you can use a home-made organic fertilizer by composting. Composting will also reduce your waste stream. By composting, you are recycling your food waste.
Lesson Plans and Other Educator Resources on Composting
http://www.compostingcouncil.org/section.cfm?id=55
Vermicomposting
http://www.p2pays.org/compost/vermicomposting.asp
Vermicomposting is also called worm compost and is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms. Vermicompost is a nutrient-rich, natural fertilizer and soil conditioner.
Lesson Plans and Other Educator Resources on Vermicomposting
The Adventures of Vermi the Worm
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Vermi/
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
For info about Keep Onslow Beautiful and our Programs:
Intro to Keep Onslow Beautiful