Dear Humans,

I’m no green thumb. I haven’t spent much time gardening, and I’ve never before tried to vermicompost. So these worms in our classroom are a learning experience for me as well.

And when we’re done with this unit, and we dump the compost we’ve made into the garden, I might go back to throwing my coffee filters in the garbage can.

But my hope is that some of you won’t. My hope is that some of you will see something good and true and beautiful in these cute little decomposers that you can center your life around. Because that’s what learning is–a serious of turns and detours that end us up where we never expected.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck