09 May 2010

Composting is so Easy, Deaf 1st Graders Show you How!

Jarrod and Estelina, Deaf six-year-old 1st graders at the California school for the Deaf talk about composting in American Sig Language.
Many thanks, @yatesburns for permission to post on EcoDeaf!
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  1. CandyMay 9, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    Awesome video! I think it's cool that these kids learned about composting and explaining it in the video. I have one question, what happens if someone has a lawn full of dandelions? Is that good to use for composting?

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  2. raychelleMay 9, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    i personally love dandelions! lucky you having a lawn full of dandelions. dandelions can be eaten in salads, turned into a dry herb to be drunk as tea (excellent for certain ailments) and there's dandelion wine too. while i understand some people view dandelions as weed, i don't.. they're pretty!!! :)

    ...from my experience - i compost my "weeds", leaves, and clippings. so far, no problems at all. yes, weeds sprout from my compost in my garden - they sprouted there before i spread out my compost, so it doesn't seem to make a difference (doesn't reduce, and doesn't increase the amount of weeds). not sure if that's the same experience for other folks.

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    Thank you for taking care of Mother Earth! :) Keep doing that for the rest of your life. I want to do that! Thank you for educating other Deaf children about composting because it's significant information! Good Job!

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  4. Deaf CinemaMay 9, 2010 at 7:50 PM

    kudos kids

    GREAT job going green. did ya know u can add egg shells too (if i shouldnt be doing that - holler)

    your compost is looking much better than mine - smile. i learned alot from watching u both. I need more browns. You are good teachers

    big thanks

    peace

    patti

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  5. pMay 9, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    This is so cute!! I also learned a lot from this video.. compost in one month?! Impressive. Maybe this is because of the climate in northern CA or can this happen anywhere? Hmm.

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  6. Sarah HaferMay 10, 2010 at 2:57 AM

    My goodness! I LOVED this video and, gosh, Jarrod is a clone of Mau and Estelina is a clone of Estella!! They sign sooo like Mau and Estella, aww...

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  7. Alynn~May 10, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    This is an awesome video and I love how they are inspiring others to do the same!~

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  8. CandyMay 10, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Raychelle, interesting! I have heard there were good uses for dandelions. :) Need to let go of the idea that it is a "Weed"! Thanks for sharing more info about them weeds.

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  9. AnonymousMay 10, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    Whoot for lawn reel mower! Great video on composting, Jarrod and Estelina!

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  10. EstellaMay 10, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    hello everyone
    im delighted to discover this website :)
    Will answer some of your questions... Yes you can put weed in compost bin. yet im not too fond of doing it. I have this huge garden beds, growing veggies organically so dont have the time to be pulling out weeds etc. I usually put them in my city's green waste bin. Yes you can put eggshells in. With this kind of tumbling compost barrel that I have ...its manufactured out in PA https://www.compostumbler.com/StoreFront/home. If you keep tumbling everyday with the right kind of warm weather, it breaks down pretty fast.

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  11. Sarah HaferMay 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Raychelle and Candy,

    Dandelion is a weed, it will always be a weed as long as it is grown in a non-native area. Weed simply means that a plant is grown in a non-native area and it creates serious issues for ecosystem. Weeds, of course, can be beneficial for us medicinal wise. They just need to grow in their native areas. :)

    I used to work in recreation & parks with U.S. Forests and weeds are probably the number one killer to our ecosystem in the wildlife. They cause severe havocs to the ecosystem where they rob native plants and native animals of their nutrients in their natural habitants.

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  12. raychelleMay 14, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    sarah...

    following your claim about weeds, does that mean we are weeds as well? grins.... we are non-native to America (I also take in consideration that most of us have a smattering of native American blood in our heritage).

    i think the definition of weed is still up in debate - especially from an evolutionary perspective - all plants travel and evolve to survive. so the survival of the fittest applies to bugs, fishes, mammals but not to plants? i find that double standard very interesting.

    in my opinion...it depends on which frame you are looking at weeds from - from a national parks frame or from darwin's frame, etc.

    thanks for the brain gum, sarah :) *chewing*

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  13. Sarah HaferMay 14, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    rayc,

    haha at your over-generalization...we evolve? barely to extremely depending on the case itself. simply put, evolution takes countless of years to take place and the serious damages out there have already been happening that are caused by weeds. it's seriously out of balance and happening at a rate that ecosystem could not take care of it by itself. talk about outer influences :)

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  14. raychelleMay 14, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    sarah - hmm... i'm not getting what you mean about "over-generalization...we evolve"... maybe i wasn't clear - i meant - we as in europeans are not native to america. we flocked to america and spread ourselves (as in give birth and have kids) all over america, e.g. we are weeds according to your definition because we should have stayed where our ancestors were from - as in africa. but we moved, consumed and spread all over the planet, wreaking havoc... so we are, from your definition, weeds.

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  15. Carol HarterMay 14, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    oh, what an insightful video of two children who have been very motivated about composting! I must admit that I have learned something from them.

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  16. PhilMay 19, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Composting is a great way to reduce unnecessary waste going into landfill. It is also great for your garden, helping to provide natural nutrition for you plants.

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