Detailed manual describes how a middle-school teacher and her students developed a system to compost school lunchroom wastes with redworms which saves the school $6000 a year. Practical, well-illustrated guide tells how to conduct a waste audit, incorporate vermicomposting into a recycling program, size and locate the bins, get staff and administrators involved. Provides diagrams of earthworm anatomy, teaches about ecosystems and foodwebs, describes how to maintain worm bins and harvest castings. Contains work sheets, letter to parents, posters, quizzes, Excellent model for project-based learning. Book provides a list of websites and vermicomposting sites in Japan.

Author: Binet Payne

Translator: Midori Sabala, translator also of Worms Eat My Garbage

Level: Adult

Specs: Softcover 5 3/4 x 8 3/8 in, 151p, illustrations, references, sources. Godo-schuppan