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Mr. Ryan from Minneapolis, MN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Vermicomposting: Using Worm Compost in Classroom Gardens

Help me give my students worm bins for vermicomposting, worms (because they are the powerhouse!), and a sprayer, all to help build and maintain our classroom gardens where we grow fruits and vegetables for our community garden.

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My Project

We've got worms! Actually, we need worms and worm bins!

This project will provide our students with 2 worm bins for vermicomposting, 1000 worms to get our worm bins started, and an industrial sprayer so we can keep our worm bins moist, as well as keep all our fruits, vegetables, and native plants watered.

We are hoping to improve upon our community garden, so that we can have a true community garden, focused on beautifying and feeding the community. In order to do that, we have the beginnings of a classroom garden, which will provide all the plants for our Community Garden in the Springtime.

Our classroom gardens provide the fruits, vegetables, and native plants which will be transplanted into the Community Garden at our High School, however, plants need nutrients! We are working on creating an organic experience in our Community Garden. In order to keep our plants happy and healthy, we need to feed them.

This is where Vermicomposting is going to help keep our classroom garden and plants alive! We will use the worm castings (worm poo, really amazing fertilizer) to feed our plants and keep them healthy for the springtime transplant.

Our desire is to have our Community Garden help support local food needs, and to have a space where we can come together. The resources in this project will ensure that our students have the correct equipment to create a garden based around community involvement. By growing fresh produce locally, our community garden at our High School can help provide nutritious food to those in need, improving food access and health outcomes.

Mr. Ryan Edison High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

200 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Urban Worm Bag Worm Composting Bin Version 2 - Easy Harvest with Fully Removable Zipper-Free Bottom • Amazon Business $116.10 2 $232.20
Chapin 1449 Made in the USA Industrial and Professional 3.5-Gallon Concrete and Sealer Pump, Funnel Top Sprayer, Brass Wand, Nozzle and Shutoff, Tri-Poxy Steel Tank for Triple Protection, Black • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
Worm Nerd Composting Worms – Live Red Wriggler Compost Worms Mix – Sustainable Compost Worms Live for Organic Materials - Worm Composting Set for Better Soil Structure 1000 Worms CANNOT SHIP TO HAWAII • Amazon Business $66.07 1 $66.07
Chapin 3-6001 Brass Fan Spray Sprayer Nozzle • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98

Materials cost

$446.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$482.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.22

Total project goal

$568.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $568.15

1 Donor

-$254.17

Donations toward project cost

-$241.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.71

match offer

-$284.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$241.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.90

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 $0.00

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