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1. Gather all grass clippings and green yard waste but be sure to mix with the "brown" materials like leaves and shredded paper to add carbon. You will need both, but if you only add grass clippings your pile will compact and start to stink.
2. Do not compost meats or pet droppings. Stick with food scraps and yard waste only.
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Composting allows decomposed materials to be reused as a nutritious supplement for your garden, lawn, and house plants. A variety of materials may be used for composting, including leaves, grass, weeds, and some kitchen scraps. Autumn settling in and the leaves filling your yard is a perfect time to begin composting. Read More...
Nantucket Island in Massachussettes is a leader in the Zero Waste movement, which (ideally) seeks to eliminate all waste being shipped to landfills. Recycling, reusing, and composting are just a few of the methods used to achieve that goal. Here is an informative article from the New York Times on how Nantucket has led the way in Zero Waste. Photo is credited to Nathaniel Brooks for the New York Times. Read More...
What worms eat depends in part on where they live. Worms can live closer to the surface or much deeper underground. On the surface, worms eat a variety of organic materials, such as dead grass and leaves that have fallen from the trees. There are microscopic organisms that live on these leaves. These organisms provide the worm with a variety of algae, fungi and bacteria that are essential for the worm’s diet. Read More...
Compost is simply decomposed organic material. The organic material can be plant material or animal matter. While composting may seem mysterious or complicated, it’s really a very simple and natural process that continuously occurs in nature, often without any assistance from mankind. If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you’ve experienced compost in its most natural setting. Both living plants and annual plants that die at the end of the season are consumed by animals of all sizes, from larger mammals, birds, and rodents to worms, insects, and microscopic organisms. The result of this natural cycle is compost, a combination of digested and undigested food that is left on the forest floor to create rich, usually soft, sweet-smelling soil. Read More...
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Crafty Compost As the snow begins to melt, washing away what is left of winter, avid bird watchers everywhere anticipate the arrival of spring and their feathered friends. In fact, bird watching has quickly transformed from a mere hobby into a way of life for millions of Americans. For these bird watchers installing birdhouses in the springtime has become as routine as hanging Christmas lights in December. These days, providing nesting accommodations for birds has become an ongoing effort to give back to nature what it has so bountifully given to us. This growing eco-friendly conscience has spurred on innovative ways to recycle, reuse, and reduce waste that might otherwise end up in the landfill.
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What Is Composting? Composting is the decomposition of plant remains and other once-living materials to make an earthy, dark, crumbly substance that is excellent for adding to houseplants or enriching garden soil. It is the way to recycle your yard and kitchen wastes, and is a critical step in reducing the volume of garbage needlessly sent to landfills for disposal. It's easy to learn how to compost. Read about the basics of composting here...
