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CYCG DIY Indoor Composting Bucket
CYCG designed low-cost indoor composting buckets: Bokashi Bucket. They DIYed them and shared with friends and neighbors. The Bokashi bucket is an easy and green composting method. CYCG students have hosted multiple educational seminars to advocate the indoor composting and distributed 200 free DIY buckets to the community. The similar product on Amazon is about $60-$70 each.
CYCG Gave Bokashi Buckets to Gardeners
Collaborated with a famous local gardener club, Tian Garden, and Girl Scout, CYCG hosted an educational workshop at Howard County Central Library on March 2, 2024, to promote indoor Bokashi composting. Amanda demonstrated how to DIY the Bokashi Bucket and how to use it. Xili Luo, the leader of Tian Garden and a certified Master Gardener, demonstrated multiple seed starting techniques. over 100 local gardeners showed up and received the free Bokashi Buckets and happily shared seeds.
CYCG Gave Away DIY Bokashi Buckets at National Night Out
On August 1, 2023, CYCG proudly participated the 2023 Howard County National Night Out Event, hosted by Howard County Police Department at Wilde Lake Middle School, 6pm to 9pm. Among 61 vendors, CYCG was the only student-led organization.
CYCG's DIY Bokashi Buckets turned out to be the most popular giveaway booth in the event. Students distributed 90 DIY buckets with DIY water bottle inserts, 1 pound bags of Bokashi bran, and educational brochures. CYCG also hosted an upcycling booth to teach kids how to make paper bracelets. Both programs were sponsored by the Howard County Youth Engagement Program (YEP!). Residents visited the booth and learned about the easy and simple indoor composting method. The event went very successfully and CYCG received a lot of accomplishments for their efforts.
CYCG's DIY Bokashi Buckets turned out to be the most popular giveaway booth in the event. Students distributed 90 DIY buckets with DIY water bottle inserts, 1 pound bags of Bokashi bran, and educational brochures. CYCG also hosted an upcycling booth to teach kids how to make paper bracelets. Both programs were sponsored by the Howard County Youth Engagement Program (YEP!). Residents visited the booth and learned about the easy and simple indoor composting method. The event went very successfully and CYCG received a lot of accomplishments for their efforts.