Today Room 3 had the gross job of composting all the waste from our school Matariki Hangi. As we opened the hot composters, we noticed steam rising. All the fungis, bacteria and invertebrates generate heat that helps the waste breakdown even faster. First we needed to empty some of the compost that was ready into the mara kai.
Next, we layered up the vegetable peelings and chicken drumstick bones with mulch in the hot composters. Luckily our hot composters can take ALL organic waste, as they are are completely sealed from pests and get up to temperatures as high as 70 degrees.
It was fairly stinky and hard work, but all this waste will make AMAZING compost for growing more kumara in Koanga for our 2025 Matariki hangis. It's a circular economy- Hangi - Hot Compost - Mara Kai - Kumara - Hangi
Mrs Daniel kept four big kumara from the last harvest. She'll use these to grow new tipu for our next planting.
A massive thank you to Room 3 for your hard mahi.
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