My Sprouts Final

70Kg of edible food each year is thrown away by the average Kiwi. That is 315, 000,000 Kgs of unnecessary food wastage that could be used productively.

'My Sprouts' is an educational kit containing a DIY compost bin, seedling containers, seeds and colouring in page to take home to inform parents about the benefits of growing your own vegetables. 'My Sprouts' is targeted towards children at primary schools between the age of 6 and 8 years old.
The kit comes flat packed ready to be put together.
It is 100% bio-degradable, entirely made of recycled card. Included is a compost box, in which a classroom can contribute food scraps to the project during the winter period.
The compost can then be mixed with soil from around the school grounds often lacking in the nutrients required to grow a healthy seedling.

With this hands on process students are educated in simple techniques for growing vegetables around the home and utilising their household waste.

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Education

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• massey universtity
• my sprouts
• design
• earth hour
• sustainability