Learning Activity: Bokashi treatment of food waste
Some food waste such as meat, fish, and dairy products should not be composted in most conventional composting systems.
Composting
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Experiment: How soil is formed
Nature knows no waste. With this experiment, the pupils learn about organic waste as valuable raw materials and basic principles of the circular economy.
Learning Activity: Using Compost
Where there are plants, there is a need for compost. Compost has so many uses you will never run out of ways to use this black gold!
Learning Activity: Grass sod pile composting
Sometimes you may need to remove grass sods grass with roots and attached soil when creating a wildflower meadow or carrying out other landscaping projects.
The basics of composting
Composting is the conversion of once-living materials from plants and animals into humus or compost. This is stable organic matter that is dark and crumbly, sweet-smelling, and is a good conditioner and fertiliser for soil.
Learning Activity: The Leaf Mould Composting Process
Leaf mould is compost made by allowing autumn leaves to decompose in the presence of air and moisture.
Learning Activity: Waste Characterisation
Waste characterisation involves analysing the types of waste generated in a specific area to understand what is being thrown away and how it can be managed more sustainably.
Build your Leaf Mould Composting System
Leaf mould is one of the simplest and most reliable soil improvements you can make at home. It needs no turning, no special equipment, and very little effort.
Troubleshooting composting problems
Understanding the common symptoms of composting issues, their possible causes, and practical solutions is key to maintaining a healthy and efficient compost pile.
Learning Activity: Rough compost piles and dead hedging
Sometimes you may have large amounts of logs, branches and other bulky woody materials that will not easily compost. A useful and often elegant solution can be a rough compost pile or a dead hedge.
Learning Activity: Making Homemade Liquid Plant Feed
Liquid plant feed is an organic fertiliser made by soaking nutrient-rich plants in water to release their minerals and nutrients.
Experiment: Soil analysis
The pupils learn about different types of soil and their composition by means of the finger roll test.
Learning Activity: Creating and Managing a Wormery
Creating and managing a wormery is an efficient method of turning kitchen waste and small amounts of garden waste into nutrient-rich compost and a concentrated liquid fertiliser.
Learning Activity: Grasscycling
Grasscycling is the natural recycling of grass by leaving grass clippings on the lawn when mowing.
Creating a Wormery
A wormery is an excellent way to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutritious compost.