Vermicomposting: How To Create a Worm Bin
by Michael Barker
This lesson is the first of two about vermicomposting. It explains what vermicomposting is and how to start a worm bin. The second lesson will discuss harvesting compost and moving worms to a garden from the worm bin.
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6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1q7q3-PnLtHXmhqrLt7goSoKxhaybUYMy/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Ratio and Proportion (RP)
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