Compost Club Harvest, 7/30/22

Aloha Compost Club Members and Guests,

COMPOST CLUB HARVEST!
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Kainalu Elementary School, Kailua
10:30-11:30am

The five schools of the Windward Zero Waste School Hui boast an abundance of riches – beautiful, dark compost, high in nutrients and microbial life – created from cafeteria food waste on campus every day through safe, natural thermal composting technology.  This premium, hand-crafted, artisanal soil amendment nourishes our magnificent, productive school gardens.  All surplus is sold to the community at open-to-the-public Compost Sales held every January and June, and made available monthly to volunteer harvesters – members of the Compost Club!

What is Compost Club?
Compost Club gives you the opportunity to purchase compost year-round, and enjoy the camaraderie of participating in a vigorous, hands-on compost harvest with other local greenies and gardening enthusiasts.  Harvests take place at Kainalu Elementary School in Kailua on Saturday mornings, usually scheduled monthly.  Harvesting is rewarding and fun!  Kids love it, too – families are welcome.

How do I join Compost Club?
To become a member, simply come to any scheduled harvest at Kainalu Elementary.  Your dues for membership are one hour of volunteer harvesting time, and an initial investment of $30 to purchase of two bucketfuls of compost that day – two cubic feet.  After that, you become a Compost Club Member for Life.

What are the benefits of membership?
As a Compost Club member, you don’t have to wait for our bi-annual Compost Sale to purchase compost – you can get it when you need it at any scheduled harvest.  Although volunteering is not required after your first session, many people have such a blast they volunteer to harvest every time.  For each volunteer hour, you’ll earn ONE point. When you accrue THREE points, you are rewarded with one FREE bucketful of compost, a $15 value!

Sign up for the upcoming harvest!

• To participate in the July 30th Compost Club harvest, please RSVP using the form below.
• Dress for gardening – you’ll get down-and-dirty.  Closed-toed shoes are a must.  
• Go to the back yard – playground and field of Kainalu Elementary – drive in through the gate along Kainalu Drive.
• Look for the “Harvest Today” sign. Plenty of parking.
• Please bring your own containers – buckets, boxes, bags – to transport your compost home.
• All proceeds from compost sales benefit school gardening and ag education programs

PLEASE RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO JOIN US THIS SATURDAY.

Mahalo!

“Gardening SURE IS FUN when you have good soil!”  

Parker Sawyer, STEM teacher and garden manager, Ka’ohao School

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Ka’ohao Public Charter, Kainalu Elementary, Ka’elepulu Elementary, Enchanted Lake Elementary and Kailua Intermediate School – all members of Windward Zero Waste School Hui – collect cafeteria food waste and process it on site to create rich organic soil amendments available to the public.