Product Description

The Worm Cafe: Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes describes how a teacher and her students developed a system to compost lunchroom waste with worms and save their school $6000 per year. How they performed a waste audit, garnered support from school personnel. Discusses bins, bedding, maintenance, harvesting and using castings in the school garden. Contains earthworm diagrams, bulletin board materials, quizzes, letter to parents, charts, and dozens of resources. A manual for schools, small businesses and community groups. This comprehensive how-to manual gives complete steps for incorporating composting into a recycling program and managing food-waste flow at your school or business.

Reviews

"As soon as students reached the worm bins, they demonstrated how informed, engaged and inquisitive they were." - Elizabeth Share, Vice President, Autodesk Foundation

"Binet is a gifted teacher and a true pioneer in utilizing school sites for gardens ..." - Jeanne Casella, Principal, Mary E. Silveira School, San Rafael, CA

"[Payne's] work reweaves school and community into a new practice of multi-age and intergenerational learning, making school a community learning center ..." - Sherrin Bennet, President, Interactive Learning Systems

Our Two Cents

Although a great read, this book is more for people specifically looking to start some type of recycling through composting program at their school or place of business. While it includes basic information regarding setting up and maintaining a worm bin, the majority of the book will appeal to people looking for a specific solution to waste management