Compost in Action at the Fall Festival

What a gorgeous day for the Brackett Fall Festival last Saturday! We were happy to see many families stopping by after perusing the costumes and sampling some cider and donuts. It was great to have an opportunity to address questions about the composting operation.

It was perfect weather for sifting finished compost and filling the new raised bed that Robin, Jonathan and Aurora put together.  Several students tried their hand at the sifting and were delighted to see the rough twiggy pile turn into soft loose dirt.

 

Others helped with digging and planting the bulbs that Laura supplied. If the squirrels don't get them we'll have a nice array of miniature tulips and daffodils in the spring.

Still other children helped out by romping in the leaf pile. Now we have a good batch of crushed dried leaves to use as a source of browns for the compost recipe.

We're looking forward to the compost crew student captains starting up their lunchroom work soon!