The students and teachers at Jigme Losel Primary School felt concerned about the lack of care for the environment. They decided to start a project called "The Journey from the Kitchen to the Garden" to use food waste as compost for the school garden. By bringing in their food waste and consulting the Agriculture Club on composting, they were able to generate compost to use in the garden. The students learned skills like watering and caring for plants. They also developed an appreciation for nature and organic farming through nurturing plants with the compost. The school hopes to encourage more participation and showcase the project's success to other schools.

1. JIGME LOSEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
2015 DFC “STORY OF CHANGE”
“JOURNEY FROM THE
KITCHEN TO THE
GARDEN”

3. FEEL
At Jigme Losel School, we FELT bothered by how
the earth’s environment is not being looked
after.

4. For as our lives and the ecosystem are primarily
dependent on nature, it is of utmost importance
to take care of nature for the future generations,
so that plants and animals can survive on this
earth.

5. IMAGINE
Our DFC members wanted to carry out a project
with the theme, “The Journey from the
Kitchen to the Garden”, which would include
the management of degradable waste, which
we would use for our garden.
That way our work could be one of the solutions
to helping our environment.

6. DISPOSABLE WASTE THAT IS ABOUT TO BECOME COMPOST

7. DO
To carry out our Story of Change,
students and teachers:
* brought in their food wastes for compost
* Consulted with the school’s Agriculture Club
on how to make compost.
* Used the compost in our School Garden.

8. The students learn a lot of skills, such as
keeping to a schedule to water and manure
their plants, and caring for the plants.

9. SHARE
• Upon generating the waste, the waste is
shared amongst all the teachers, who then
share it with their students.
• The students use the manure for nurturing
their flowers and other kinds of plants that
they raise in pots and other recycled items
such as containers

10. Caring for plants in the garden develops within the students
the concept and value of care, as well as appreciation and
observation skills.

11. SHARE
The students also develop a love for nature as the
growth of their plants take place, and they ultimately
understand the importance of organic farming and the
advantages of eating healthily.

12. SHARE
As we see the great impact that making the best
use of our kitchen waste has, we will
encourage the school to work on the project
as a whole.
We would further like to showcase the outcome
of the project to Thimphu schools, so as to
give a message that The Journey from the
Kitchen to the Garden is a solution.

13. TASHI DELEK!
JIGME LOSEL PRIMARY
SCHOOL
THIMPHU, BHUTAN