What a way to arrive in kindy…tractor style! Estelle Greensill was very excited to share and teach us all about compost as part of Recycling week. Her Dad – Peter – is a bit of an expert at compost as they use a lot of it on their farms around the region.
We were curious about compost and what could be put into compost and made a list of questions to ask Estelle’s dad when he came to visit.
So, cue Estelle arriving in her huge tractor! It wouldn’t even fit through the kindy gate. Estelle told us about her Dad’s role as a farmer in our community growing things like sweet potatoes and nuts for people all over the world to eat. He also told us that an important job is to farm responsibly and to ensure that our soil and farm land remain healthy for the future.
Peter has a place on his farm called Green Solutions where people from all over Bundaberg can bring their garden and green waste for free which he and his team of recycling helpers turn this rubbish into amazing compost. They do this by cutting up and shredding the compost over and over again. Once the compost is ready after some time, it’s used on their farms to keep the soil and plants healthy. Check out this video which shows some of the process.
All of the kindy kids had a go getting up in the cab and Pete (& Estelle) told us all about the different parts of this huge tractor. We were so excited and couldn’t believe how massive the tyres were!
Thank you to Peter & Sue-Ellen Cusack Greensill for bringing the tractor to kindy and sharing part of their amazing compost story with us at Green Solutions Wide Bay.
