The finished bin will allow SFCS staff and students to compost their food waste on site. The worm bin will be used to process the majority of the food scraps from the students' breakfast, lunch and after school program.
The worm bin is 4 x 9 feet built out of wood donated by Bob Evans and H & L Lumber.
The 5th/6th grade students used math and estimation to find the right square footage needed to handle the amount of food waste that the school produces each week. The finished worm castings will then be used in the school's Learning Garden to grow fresh vegetables.
Through caring for the worms, the students will learn about their ecology, habitat, behavior and life cycle.
Volunteers Paul Marundee, Tina Rios, and SFCS Learning Garden Coordinator and Instructional Aide Dana Swarth work on constructing the giant worm bin.
Students including Natalee Marundee (center) and Wyndham Evans (right) paint the lid for the worm bin.
Tina Rios and Dana Swarth stand by the almost finished worm bin. It is 4 x 9 feet and almost ready for worms. The worm bin will be used to process the majority of the food scraps from SFCS and the worm castings will be used in the school's Learning Garden to help grow fruits and vegetables.Sierra Foothill Charter School is a free, non-profit, K-8 public school. Space is currently available in Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and grades 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, and the home school program. For more information, contact the office at (209) 742-6222 or visit SFCS’s website: sierrafoothillcharterschool.org. To stay up to date on all the latest happenings, “like” SFCS on Facebook.
