c gardens the 'palak' effect
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Converting food waste from Mid day meals program in Public School into compostTRANSCRIPT
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by the people for a Green and Safe Planet
C Gardena compost garden
@
Gowlidoddi Govt School, Hyderabad
Hill Ridge Springs Apartments,Hyderabad
Schools Residential Communities Public Gardens
Lumbini Park,Hyderabad
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School children participating in cleaning the space for the C Garden
The C Garden coming up in the 10ft * 10ftspace
12-Dec-11
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The children now drop left overs from their plates from the midday-meal in a bin.
Earlier, they were throwing it all over the openarea in the School.
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Items (left to right) gathered for composting on Day-1, by staff and students of the School:1. Dry leaves from the School ground2. Food left over by children3. Vegetable peels from School Kitchen4. Food spill-overs swept from the floor
13-Dec-11
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And some new additions on Day-2, Eggshells!
14-Dec-11
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Stirring up the compost ingredients and letting the microbes get on with their actionsilently.
14-Dec-11
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Composted Food/Garden waste ready for harvest
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C Garden at Gowlidoddi Government School,near Gachibowli, Hyderabad
14-Dec-11
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Harvesting the first batch of compost at the school on 25-Apr-12
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13-May-12
25-Apr-12 29-Apr-12
without Compost with Compost
Red soil Garden Bed
with Palak and Tomato seeds
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Nourishment from compost