Water vapor rises off the pile, as Brandon Hale, of Gorham, left, smells a handful of compost that Chris Lord, of Rockland, dug out of middle on Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
Compost School students inspect piles on Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. Students were told to feel and smell the compost pile to determine how well it was working.
Compost School students squeeze handfuls of compost to check moisture content on Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
Compost School students inspect piles on Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. Students were told to feel and smell the compost pile to determine how well it was working.
Kelley Mansfield, of Mount Chase, smells a handful of compost on Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
Kevin Haight, of Poughkeepsie, New York, left, Erica Hale, of Gorham, Brandon Hale, of Gorham and Chris Lord, of Rockland, inspect one of the five compost piles during an exercise on Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
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