Sunday 16 June 2013

Sustainability in action at our school farm

Sustainability focus lesson


Composting - a great way to enrich soil with organic matter and nutrients whilst reducing landfill waste.




This week at the school's farm, we learnt about the importance of composting to food production systems. Composting not only reduces landfill waste but also allows natural decomposers to recycle waste material into rich organic matter that improves soil quality and promotes healthy plant growth.

The better the soil, the better the plant growth whether it is a food crop or pasture for animals to graze on.

We learnt about the importance of the ratios of carbon and nitrogen that are needed to get the composting system to the right temperature and gave our three compost bins the necessary water and ratios to get them working well.

 
 
 
Watch our first video showing us in action. We decided to post our first video even though the footage is a bit shaky because we are sure that our filming will improve and we want to show how much we will learn on our Archiibull Prize journey.

To watch the Archibull team in composting action click on this link
 
 
http://youtu.be/GaQBxZwIyzA



 
 
 



 
 
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2 comments:

  1. Mrs Pain19 June 2013 at 00:42

    What great students! All engaged and learning about how easy composting is and the science behind the process. A great lesson Deb.

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    1. Unknown25 June 2013 at 20:32

      Thanks. We enjoyed ourselves and learnt lots.We also collected lots of Creamy's manure to add to the compost bins.

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