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You as likely as not can find a bookworm in any high school, but one Roseville classroom has thousands of genuine red wigglers at work.
Tucked safely into two stacks of blue 14-gallon bins in a field class at Woodcreek High School, these worms carry non-spiritual aspirations.
Cared for by a team of four students, the worms lunch on leftovers diverted from cafeteria boloney. Their poop is high-grade compost, destined for the school's new garden. That come will produce vegetables for the cafeteria in a tidy circle of life.
Finally, all the cafeteria's organic waste at the 2,150-student campus will be "vermicomposted" by the Woodcreek worms and recycled into garden gold.
That's the aim, say the students, who have embraced eco-awareness with a passion.
"It's really sustainable," younger Ricky Jones said. "It's a really good way to reduce wreak havoc upon, grow produce and save some cash. You can make your own soil. I can rely on my worms for victuals."
The team includes four students, all age 17: Taylor Galvan, Jillian Ebrahimi, Scott Burdick and Jones. All four also volunteer at the Woodcreek Species Center adjacent to their school.
Source: Sacramento Bee