WORM Composting Workshop

Mindy Jaffe from Waikiki Worm lead a terrific HANDS-ON workshop for students and teachers at Sunset Beach Elementary School

Basic ingredients for small worm bin burlap in the bottom shread wet paper and cardboard for worm bed worms will eat the paper almost full mixing in the innoculant Mr. Frisbee has worms close-up Auntie Leah carefully introduces the worms the worms move fast they like water Perionyx excavatus our blue worm friend worm braclet we like these guys! my friend showing Mindy teaches worms don't like the light These worms are not so bad... Even Mrs. Holmberg likes her worms Mrs. Murikami and Cody are going to grow worms Thanks Kim! teachers listen adding left over lettuce...yummy for the worms love it! damp shredded paper makes the top layer making sure the worms have a nice dark damp cover Last step: add a lid with air holes Mindy explains More instructions about the worms the rich vermicast-your plants and garden love it! Mindy checks on a 3 month bin plenty new babies they like to clump together Jack Johnson family from the Kokua Foundation A new way to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle www.waikikiworm.com Sunset Beach School's new "Can O Worms"Thanks again Kokua Foundation