c gardens the 'palak' effect

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by the people for a Green and Safe Planet C Garden a compost garden @ wlidoddi Govt School, Hyderabad Hill Ridge Springs Apartments, Hyderabad Schools Residential Communities Public Gardens Lumbini Park, Hyderabad

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Converting food waste from Mid day meals program in Public School into compost

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Page 1: C gardens   the 'palak' effect

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