Composting with Kids workshop 2 held at the Urban Garden Center. with Mindy Jaffe of Waikiki Worm company.

Kokua Hawaii Foundation offered a hands on workshops for their Aina in School teachers and docents, in conjunction with the Oahu Master Gardeners.

The energetic and lively Mindy Jaffe gave a hands on demonstration on a unique way to recycle large amounts of organic food waste with her hot composting method.




Mindy Jaffe showing how large volume of organic food waste can be recycled with shredded wood chips.




Mindy and participants start emptying out the buckets of food waste




Covering the food waste with another layer of wood chips and water.




Mindy standing next to her finished hot compost pile that has been fully watered down and covered with burlap bags. (Photo courtesy of Kokua Hawaii Foundation)

She is currently working with Pearl City High School to recycle all their cafeteria food waste!