- Author: Susana C. Bruzzone-Miller
Published on: June 25, 2019
Day 2-Land
The day begins with journaling and a farm nature walk. Along the way, campers encounter evidence or indicators that animals use and call the farm home. Today is about understanding the importance of open space, natural resources and waste management.
Americans throw away approximately 250 million tons of trash/year. That is 500,000,000,000 pounds of garbage! Yikes! How we dispose of our waste or garbage has an impact on our land. Campers learn to differentiate between trash, recycling and compost and continue weighing and charting their own camp waste. Worm composting or vermicomposting is an easy way to reduce some of our waste bound for a landfill and everyone is excited to build their personal worm bin to take home.
![Land day farm nature walk Land day farm nature walk](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61217.jpg)
Land day farm nature walk
![Farm nature walk Farm nature walk](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61216.jpg)
Farm nature walk
![Evidence of life on the farm Evidence of life on the farm](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61205.jpg)
Evidence of life on the farm
![Recycle Reuse Reduce Recycle Reuse Reduce](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61206.jpg)
Recycle Reuse Reduce
![Waste watcher trash tracker updated each day Waste watcher trash tracker updated each day](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61221.jpg)
Waste watcher trash tracker updated each day
![Learning about worm composting Learning about worm composting](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61208.jpg)
Learning about worm composting
![Worm bin assembly line Worm bin assembly line](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61218.jpg)
Worm bin assembly line
![Worms and more worms Worms and more worms](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61210.jpg)
Worms and more worms
![Hands-on learning at its best Hands-on learning at its best](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61220.jpg)
Hands-on learning at its best
![Worm bins to take home Worm bins to take home](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61219.jpg)
Worm bins to take home
![Today's harvest, kale Today's harvest, kale](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Hansen/blogfiles/61211.jpg)
Today's harvest, kale
Focus Area:
Environment
Focus Area Tags: Environment
Tags: 4-H Sustainable You! Summer Camp (11), 4-H youth development (20)
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