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Red Worm Composting Project

Kasaan School

The Kasaan School and the Organized Village of Kassan developed a

successful worm composting project in their community. Students

constructed composting bins and used red worms and kitchen vegetable

waste collected from community members to make the compost.

Compost material was used to plant flowers in flower boxes built by the

students, and the flowers were placed around the Village as part of a

beautification project. The students created quarterly newsletters toinform the community about their composting project and to promote

awareness about recycling in general.

At the 2001 Earth Day Fair in Craig, the students gave a demonstration

of their project to other school students. They let the other students feel the worms in the compost, shared

how/what they fed them, and explained the temperatures necessary for the process, etc. Kasaan students

gave out starter pots, compost, and flower seeds to those attending the fair.

The project has been a great success and the Kasaan students continue to make red worm compost and share

information about their project with schools across Price of Wales Island.

Contact Pam McCamy, Organized Village of Kasaan Natural Resource Department, Phone: 542-3008

She has a wealth of helpful information about how they started and/or carried out their project including

their full project budget, grant write-up, community compost newsletters, photographs, letters from kids

involved in the project, bin construction, supply information, and hands-on advice.

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Kasaan School CompostingKasaan School Composting

ProjectProject

Created and Maintained by the students of Kasaan andCreated and Maintained by the students of Kasaan andthe Natural Resource Department of the Organizedthe Natural Resource Department of the Organized

Village of KasaanVillage of Kasaan


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ContentsContents

Concern for SolidConcern for Solid

Waste Disposal inWaste Disposal inKasaanKasaan

Applied for EducationalApplied for Educational

Grant through EPAGrant through EPARegion 10Region 10

Sources for MaterialsSources for Materials

Economics ofEconomics ofCompostingComposting

Created Plan of ActionCreated Plan of Action

Implemented PlanImplemented Plan Evaluation of the PlanEvaluation of the Plan

Classroom and HandsClassroom and Hands

on Periodic Trainingon Periodic Training

SessionsSessions

Presented the Project atPresented the Project atPOW Island Wide EarthPOW Island Wide Earth

DayDay


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Concern For Solid WasteConcern For Solid Waste

DisposalDisposal Sanitary landfill closed in KasaanSanitary landfill closed in Kasaan

Transport to Thorne Bay: 17milesTransport to Thorne Bay: 17miles

CostsCosts

EnvironmentalEnvironmental


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Educational GrantEducational Grant

Internet Research for Environmental GrantsInternet Research for Environmental Grants

Wrote the ProposalWrote the Proposal

Worked out BudgetWorked out Budget

Received the grantReceived the grant


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Supply SourcesSupply Sources

Yelm Earthworm and Casting FarmYelm Earthworm and Casting Farm

Red WormsRed Worms -- consume a great variety of organic wastesconsume a great variety of organic wastes

Excrete earthworm castingExcrete earthworm casting

Tolerate a wide range of environmental conditionsTolerate a wide range of environmental conditions (climate)(climate)

Educational LiteratureEducational Literature

Miscellaneous supplies for projectMiscellaneous supplies for project

JS True ValueJS True Value

Building suppliesBuilding supplies

Worms at Home Composting SuppliesWorms at Home Composting Supplies Kitchen carriersKitchen carriers

Plastic Composting BinsPlastic Composting Bins


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Economics of CompostingEconomics of Composting

Small ProjectSmall Project

Easily ImplementedEasily Implemented

Self sustainableSelf sustainable

Sale of worm castingSale of worm casting Reinvestment of funds into projectReinvestment of funds into project

Student participationStudent participation Proposed Greenhouse needs good soilProposed Greenhouse needs good soil


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Plan of ActionPlan of Action Student newsletter to the publicStudent newsletter to the public

Compost QuarterlyCompost Quarterly

Students build outdoor compost bins and flowerStudents build outdoor compost bins and flowerplanters with teacher and community supportplanters with teacher and community support

Collected compost from communityCollected compost from community

Students share responsibility of collectionStudents share responsibility of collection

Monitored ProjectMonitored Project

Harvested the castingHarvested the casting

Utilized the product to beautify the Village withUtilized the product to beautify the Village withcolorful flowerscolorful flowers


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Evaluation of ProjectEvaluation of Project

Feed back from Annual Earth Day AttendeesFeed back from Annual Earth Day Attendees

Quarterly reports to EPA Region 10Quarterly reports to EPA Region 10

Heightened awareness of our youth onHeightened awareness of our youth on

recyclingrecycling Frequent quizzes of the students in schoolFrequent quizzes of the students in school

concerning the projectconcerning the project


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Classroom Training SessionsClassroom Training Sessions

Scheduled weekly training of the studentsScheduled weekly training of the students

BookBook-- Worms Eat Our GarbageWorms Eat Our Garbage Activity book w/ facts and experimentsActivity book w/ facts and experiments

Hands on TrainingHands on Training DoDos and Dons and Donts of Worm Handlingts of Worm Handling

Learn tool safetyLearn tool safety

Soil RotationSoil Rotation Harvesting wormsHarvesting worms

Most studentsMost students dug itdug it


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Earth DayEarth Day

Created visual presentation on Poster BoardCreated visual presentation on Poster Board

Transported compost bins to the fairTransported compost bins to the fair

All students participated in manning the compostAll students participated in manning the compostbooth and explaining the projectbooth and explaining the project

Handed out free flower starter pots with seedsHanded out free flower starter pots with seeds


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Questions?Questions?

Contact Information:Contact Information:

Organized Village of Kasaan NaturalOrganized Village of Kasaan Natural

Resource DepartmentResource DepartmentPhone: 907Phone: 907--542542--30083008

FAX: 907FAX: 907--542542--30063006

red worm composting project kasaan school

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