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Soil your undies
Some North Otago schools started learning all about why healthy soil is important to us all. They have learnt how to do worm surveys, measure soil compaction and water infiltration rates. They can tell you about the different types of soil in the area and the things we need to do to look after our soil.
The best part has been burying undies. They dig them up a couple months later and the more degraded the cotton undies the busier the microbes have been, meaning the healthier the soil.
This project is a collaboration with NOSLAM, East Otago Catchment group and lots of other groups keen to get young people passionate about soil.
Below left: named undies from Macraes Moonlight School
Below right: Weston School students digging up the remains of their undies
Below bottom: doing a worm survey at Five Forks School and getting ready to bury their undies
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