A wonderful post from Green Prophet on composting.
As I live on an urban college campus that is not inclined to have bins of rotting food sitting around, I regret to say I haven’t been composting in my time here, but I cannot wait to start.
Everyone I hear speak about it, talks like it is a spiritual experience. That is what I liked about Green Prophet’s post. His passion is apparent.
Here are a couple other resources on the topic:
CompostGuide
HowToCompost
The benefits of composting, you ask?
*The nutrients go back into the earth (or your garden) instead of in the dump
*Compost restructures the dirt in your garden and balances pH
*It makes a great mulch
*It eats and binds contaminants
*Invites worms (they are our friends)
*The amount of trash you put out is halved or more
*You get to spend time outside doing something productive
*It’s a great teaching/learning tool about the life cycle
*It’s fun and interesting
(photo courtesy of howstuffworks.com)
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hey, James here, author of GreenProphet post -
thanks a lot! Yes, it really is a great spiritual thing to work with compost, so get your hands dirty! Become a campus evangelist … maybe some local greenies can help you get started, but just do it!
Any help I can give,(from Jerusalem) be in touch ….
james@sky-larking.com
best,
James
They do make completely contained compost bins. If you need help I can probably hook you up. More importantly, getting your food services people to compost would be an ideal coup! There’s no reason St. Rose couldn’t be composting all food waste. It does not need to be open and exposed. It would SAVE THEM MONEY in their solid waste disposal fees.
There is no wrong with it – just a retraining of employees who are often not real interested in learning new tricks.
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