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 Education & Research

Composting Polystyrene with Mealworms:

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Based on Stanford University researcher's discovery in 2015, we have created our own polystyrene (broadly known as Styrofoam™ ) composting system.  We shared our composting system with 7th grade biology students at Spring Street International School, and they successfully produced 2 pounds of composted polystyrene soil during the 2021-2022 school year.
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Download our How To Compost Polystyrene E-Guide below:
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HOW TO COMPOST POLYSTYRENE WITH MEALWORMS E-GUIDE
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Photos Above: Spring Street International School students learn about mealworms that compost styrofoam before collecting styrofoam from Jackson's Beach on San Juan Island.  A mealworm begins to eat into the center of a piece of styrofoam using digestive enzymes that can re-constitute the fossil fuel hydrocarbon polymer Styrene.
Download our Top 10 Back to School Permaculture Guide below:
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Top 10 Back to School Permie Tips
On Sacred Ground hosts workshops on permaculture practices & topics of interest.  Please contact us if you would like us to teach in your class or lead a project workshop.  

Photo Below: Making clay seed balls with a 6th grade class
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We live and work on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish people who have lived in the region since time immemorial.  We acknowledge the Tribes' treaty rights, as well as our responsibility to uphold them and to collectively steward our planet and shared resources.
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On Sacred Ground Land Trust is a tax exempt non-profit charitable organization under Section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.  Tax I.D. #: 46-0922971
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  • Home
  • Who We are
    • Staff
    • Board
    • Advisory Council
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  • What We Do
    • Permaculture Design
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    • Permaculture Education & Research
    • Marine Environmental Education
  • Accomplishments
    • Press
    • Island Marble Butterfly Conservation
    • Salish Sea Stewardship
    • Ihiya Biological Reserve
    • Pollinator Gardens
  • Donate