Saturday 23 March 2013

Out with the old... In with the new - WORM FARM

Gore Main School - Enviroschool helpers while the Envirogroup was away!
Our old worm farm was broken and aged.  It was a magnet for wasps who hung round for the fruit and also it looked unsightly.  What could the Envirogroup do?  We decided to get some new worm farms that would work more effectively.  We wanted to be able to collect the worm juice so that we can market and sell this product.  This will provide a rich fertilizer for those who want it and also provide an income for future Envirogroup initiatives.  The Envirogroup was unfortunately away swimming on the day that we decided to move and transfer the old worm farm into the new one... but there were plenty of helpers.  That is what an Enviroschool is... everybody chipping in and helping.  Our new worm farms are sitting happily in their new location and we look forward to collecting the worm juice soon and learning about how the system works.  Check out our photos....
The old worm farm - broken, old and a wasp magnet

The food scraps from the old worm farm transferred into the new worm bins

Where the old worm farm sat... Look how rich the soil is!
Tidying up the area that the old bin was in


The new worm bins... Look at the taps to collect the worm juice
  

Friday 8 March 2013

WELCOME TO 2013

Hello everyone!  
Welcome to the Gore Main School "Envirogroup" blog for 2013!  We are looking forward to sharing our successes this year through this blog!  We have a busy year planned!  Here is a photo of the 2013 Enviro 'Crew".  

Envirogroup 2013 Back left to right - RUEBEN, RYAN, BAILEY, KONNAH, EMILY, BEN, TYLER
Front left to right - LIAM, BREANNA, BALEIGH, YAZMIN, LACHIE (ABSENT HAYLEY)