Here's week 5 of our "Alternative School" - this week we didn't make time for the English lesson and got right to it! Much like week 4, we we're out "gettin' our hands dirty" and doing a good job of learning the details behind sustainable agriculture methods. Our compost making methods including mixing rice husks (above and below), stable manure (cow, buffalo or pig), fermented food scraps from "Smiley Garbage", water, rice bran and molasses - pretty much in that order. The kids had a blast working together in their small groups to make batches of compost and then filling up the bags.
Our final product and some tired farmer-teachers (two photos directly above). What a great way to kick off vacation (the students are now on a 20 day break!) - we'll be back at it in November, when Jalurnsuk school's garden gets underway for the cool season. Thanks to last week's compost-making class, we've got plenty to use in the garden. These will be put to use for sure:
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