Fall 2023 - Week Three

September 29, 2023  •  Vol. 3

Greetings Honeysuckle Families on this rainy Friday!

This week we wrapped up September by learning about compost.

On Tuesday, we gathered under our little tarp for snacks while a light rain fell down. We began our time together by taking a short walk to visit the new compost bin at the end of the block. We fed the bin scraps from our snack time and talked about the ways that nature recycles itself with the help of mold and little friends like snails and worms. We talked about what does and does not go into a compost bin. Then we created our own mini-compost bins by gathering browns and greens on our nature walk and made some compost tea to feed the plants next week.

On Wednesday, we enjoyed sunnier skies and gave the garden compost bin several spins on our nature walk to look for worms. We made mini-compost bins as well, examined a snail up close and got to work on growing some mold on bread in ziplock bags. Several Society members tended their butterfly gardens, enjoyed making some flower arrangements and even a magic potion at the end of class.