school composting: creating earth stewards (webinar) pdf

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This presentation covers two school composting programs in the Quabbin Regional School District in Barre, Mass. Slides chronicle the creation of an elementary school and high school program in operation since 2005 and 2008 respectively. Karen DiFranza of Hands to Earth discusses what motivates students to participate in these programs and how this work helps connect them to the natural environment.

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Educating for a Sustainable World

School Composting

By Karen DiFranza & Mindy Villaron

The Quabbin Composting and Organic

Gardening Program

works to protect the environment for future

generations by recycling food resources,

through sustainable agriculture and by

encouraging these practices in our

community.

Related Resources:

http://www.seedsofsolidarity.org/Less_Trash_More_Compost.pdf

http://aginclassroom.org/

http://www.thegreenteam.org/

For more information, visit our website:

http://handstoearth.com/

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