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Park Terrace is
going "green"
 Park
Terrace has had two exciting developments recently
in their quest to be "green." The first was being
awarded a vermicomposting kit through a grant from
the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse
and Recycling (NYSAR) and the NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation.
Vermicomposting is the process
of using worms and micro-organisms to turn organic
waste (such as fruits and vegetables) into
nutrient-rich soil, which is good for the garden.
"The kit is the first step in helping students
understand the basics of composting," says Ms.
Brown, fourth grade teacher at Park Terrace and
advisor of the Student Council. (Shown in photo: 4th
graders Nichole Glinski, McKenzi Dingman, and Jalen
Leach add food scraps to the worm bin.)
In another development, the school was awarded a
grant of $275 from NYSAR to be used toward the
purchase of a grinder large
 enough
to turn all the cafeteria's organic scraps into
compost material for use in the school garden. The
grinder costs $408, so to make up for the remainder
of the cost the Student Council asked all students
and staff to wear green last Friday on
"Machine-go-green" day and to bring in any spare
change for donation. A total of $135 was raised and
the order for the grinder will be placed this week.
(Shown in photo: 5th graders Paula Coleman, Alex
Vincent, Hannah Winchell, Kalle Tabor and Veronica
McCray collect money on Machine-Go-Green day.)
"The compost will be used for the garden which grows
food for our school food pantry," says Ms. Brown.
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