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Ages: 13 - 18
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Learn about food waste in this clip from America Revealed. See how food waste is collected, how it s stored in landfills, and some newer sustainable methods of food waste collection and recycling. (05:26)
January 14, 2013 at 09:51 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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If you want a beautiful garden, you ought to be taking advantage of the things around your gardener yard and kitchen. This video gives step-by-step instructions to make a compost bin out of a 40-to-50-gallon standard plastic trash can. Run time 02:30....
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November 17, 2010 at 08:28 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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Compost, the ultimate recycling, is creating one of the worlds best fertilizers with your leftovers. You will be able to raise worms, keep your kitchen scraps and junk mail out of the landfill, and create rich compost for you plants. This video gives... step-by-step instructions for setting up a basic Rubbermaid worm bin. The video also briefly addresses the importance of compost. Run time 05:30
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FEED the worms small pieces of fruits, veggies, coffee grinds, paper, cardboard, egg shells (The smaller it is the faster it will turn into compost). The worms eat the microbes that break down the food, not the food itself; so give the scraps a couple of days. Make Sure NOT to feed the worms; ONIONS, CITRUS (Oranges, Lemons, Kiwi), FATTY FOODS, MEATs or large pieces of BREAD.
USE: Rubber or Latex gloves when handling the worms, the oil on your hands can prevent them from breathing, since they breath through moisture on their skin.
KEEP: your bin out of direct sunlight, at about 65-75 degrees is the optimal temperature, if it gets too cold for the worms they will try to escape if they can't get out they will die
The population doubles every 90 days, 1 to 2 thousand worms is a good starting place = 1-2 pounds.
Worm Castings = Worm Poop smells just like soil and is your AMAZING FERTILIZER! You can apply it directly to your soil.
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November 17, 2010 at 06:51 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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Compost Office
From teachersdomain.org, produced by Keep America Beautiful Inc.
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Yard and food wastes make up nearly one-third of the waste stream in the United States, most of which gets put in landfills or incinerated. Did you know that by simply combining some basic elements — organic waste, soil, water, and air — you can crea...te ideal conditions for recycling these wastes naturally? This interactive activity from Keep America Beautiful, Inc. details what composting is and the roles that soil microbes, oxygen, and moisture play in this process. A game challenges users to start and maintain their own virtual compost pile.
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October 12, 2010 at 09:51 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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The Worm Factory 360 is a home composting solution for your kitchen and household waste. Although this video was obviously made to promote the purchase of the Worm Factory 360, it does a very nice job of describing the basic process of how composting... works. The video could also be used as inspiration to brainstorm and design new models for a successful compost bin. Run time 03:05.
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November 17, 2010 at 07:10 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 9 - 18
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Worm composting is easy to do indoors and you don't need to pay hundreds of dollars for a fancy vermiculture system or worm tower. This video will give you step-by-step instructions for making a bin using three cheap, plastic storage bins. This is an... alternative option to the "one bin" technique with a few more advantages. Run time 05:29.
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November 17, 2010 at 08:11 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 7 - 18
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Cow Power
From pbslearningmedia.org, produced by PBS Learning Media
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Reporter Stacey Delikat digs deep to investigate how one Vermont farm is using cow manure to lower its energy bills. In this segment, discover how cow manure can be an efficient and effective way to generate sustainable energy and provide economic st...ability to farming operations. (4mins)
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February 10, 2012 at 11:05 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 7 - 13
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Yard and food wastes make up nearly one-third of the waste stream in the United States, most of which gets put in landfills or incinerated. Did you know that by simply combining some basic elements — organic waste, soil, water, and air — you can crea...te ideal conditions for recycling these wastes naturally? This interactive activity from Keep America Beautiful, Inc. details what composting is and the roles that soil microbes, oxygen, and moisture play in this process. A game challenges users to start and maintain their own virtual compost pile.
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April 30, 2012 at 12:44 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 6 - 13
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A virtual field trip the Queens Botanical Garden to learn more about recycling and how to build a worm bin.
Another virtual field trip from MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids (www.meetmeatthecorner.org) Check out the website for f...un links and a Learning Corner Questions and Extended Activities.
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October 28, 2009 at 12:37 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 7 - 18
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There are a couple types of compost bins you can use along with materials such as leaves, flowers and any types of weeds. This two minute video shows how to make and care for a compost bin in your garden. I have one at school that the students use an...d it provides a great lesson in recycling.
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April 5, 2011 at 11:12 AM
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