Eat your Apple first, THEN put it in the compost

This coming weekend, I’m going to build the raised beds with the assistance of my father. I still have to go get seeds and plan how many I need. The 4^th grade has started to bring in empty milk cartons- for when we start planting in the classroom so we can transplant later. Composting is going well! The 4^th grade is really eager and excited to help. It’s funny because every day during 7^th period when I empty their compost bin in the larger one behind the school, whole, completely uneaten oranges and apples will fall in. There seems to be the problem of the kids not eating their food, but bringing it solely to feed the compost. I told the 4^th grade teachers about the problem so that they can tell their students to eat their food first and then dump the left-overs in the bin. When I was dumping the 4^th grade compost in the larger bin yesterday, the 5^th grade teacher, Mrs. Rivers, popped her head out the window, asked me what I was doing, and after my explanation, requested for me to come speak to her class sometime this week about my project. A few days ago, Mrs. West and Mrs. Lummus told me that they had made copies of an article about composting for their class and given them a writing assignment. They are adjusting and adding on to their science curriculum because of my project! So, things are going quite nicely in that regard- naturally coming together, which is what I want. On the other hand, my research paper is not going so well. I got off to a bad start on my thesis. But, I think I’ve come up with a more specific focus: Surviving on foods grown locally that are in season- living a self-sustainable lifestyle- is attainable and valuable to the average American because it is healthier and more energy efficient. That’s all I have for now.