Vermicomposting at Tierrasanta Elementary School

Tierrasanta Elementary School received their very first large worm bin this month. The San Diego school will be starting a Vermicomposting Program at the beginning of the new year. The large worm bin, constructed by the Solana Center, will be used to compost food scraps and provide worm castings to boost new raised garden [...]

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School-Wide Composting!

Start composting lunchroom food scraps at your school with a large worm bin! The Solana Center offers a Lunchroom Vermicomposting Program that assists schools with the creation of a large worm bin to compost school-wide!
Program Highlights:

45 minute vermicomposting presentation
Initial set up of large worm bin
Includes all materials (bin, worms, scale, signs)
Periodic monitoring and ongoing technical [...]

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Vermicomposting in the Classroom!

Start composting at your school! The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation offers Classroom Vermicomposting Presentations for schools in San Diego County. These presentations are fun and educational and include hands-on learning about:

Recycling and composting
Decomposition
Worm Anatomy
Ecosystems
Life cycles of plants and animals

Presentations are conducted by Master Composters and include a desktop worm bin complete with worms, Vermicomposting [...]

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