New Sweden welcomes the Red Wiggler. Grades five and six have been handling these wigglers for two years now. They are the most common type of composting worm. We are hopeful that these worms will provide our school garden with great organic material.
Students in Mrs. Plante’s class at the New Sweden School have been working with a vermin-composting project with worms. The students have learned about the ecological benefits of composting and have also made some new wiggly friends. Class members are from left: Devon Chamberland, Monica Alley, Andrew Christie, Jenna Gustafson and Kelsie Farr.
Since we’ve had the worms, they’ve tripled in size. These worms reproduce rapidly and can eat their body weight in a day. Each week students take turns feeding the worms. On a typical week, the worms will consume one full cup of fruits and vegetables. We are hopeful to harvest some soil in the spring to fertilize our tomato plants to be planted in the garden late spring or in the early summer.
Jenna Gustafson handles one of the worms from the composting bin at the New Sweden School.
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New Sweden student Devon Chamberland shows that he isn’t afraid of worms.
Monica Alley shows Andrew Christie that placing a worm on your nose really isn’t a big deal.
