Reduce, Reuse and Recycle with Composting

Tania — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:39 +0000

Compost Bins & Systems

Biobags™ are a great way to handle kitchen scraps. No more messy kitchen compost containers. These bags are biodegradable and can just be tossed into the compost pile.

Compost Tumbler systems make it easy to turn and aerate your compost pile. Just toss your kitchen and garden wastes in and give it a tumble.

Bin Systems such as the Easy-Open Composter are an easy and neat way to have a compost pile. Just through all our kitchen scraps and garden wastes in and let it do its thing. Typically this style of bin is made from recycled plastic and has lower doors to conveniently empty the compost as it is ready.

Although not necessary, products such as Compost Plus contain microorganisms nitrogen-rich nutrients to speed up the composting process.

Composting Resources

Composting at Wikipedia
An extensive resource on all aspects of composting.

The Compost Resource Page
This site is intended to serve as a hub of information for anyone interested in the various aspects of composting. Includes general information, home composting, vermicomposting, large-scale composting, composting toilets, products/services and a forum.

Cornell University Composting Site
This website is maintained by the Cornell Waste Management Institute and provides access to a variety of composting educational materials and programs developed at Cornell University.

U.S. Environment Protection Agency Composting Site
Composting offers the obvious benefits of resource efficiency and creating a useful product from organic waste that would otherwise have been landfilled. On this web site, you will learn about the following:

Basic Information – provides a general description of what compost is and which materials should and should not be composted.
Where You Live – contains information about regional and state composting programs.
Organic Materials – provides more detailed information about the specific materials good for composting.
Frequent Questions – presents frequent questions about how and why you should compost.
Laws/Statutes – discusses regulations for organics materials and composting facilities.
Environmental Benefits – explains how composting benefits the environment.
Science/Technology – discusses how the composting process works and the different methods of composting, such as creating your own composting pile
Publications – contains a list of composting and related publications.

www.mastercomposter.com This site provides information on how to compost, how to use finished compost, the benefits of composting, what to compost, and many other topics related to home composting. You can compost with almost no effort or you can become an expert. The more you work at it, the faster you will produce finished compost. Use whatever level of effort is right for you.

Compost Guide at VegWeb.com
Covering articles on Fundatmentals, How to Compost, What to Compost, Composting Bins and Systems, Composting Resources and more.

Composting: Journey to Forever Organic Garden
How to turn wastes into clean, healthy food, making compost, compost bin, composting indoors, worm composting, composting toilet, soil fertility

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Promote Green Living – Build a Victory Garden

Tania — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:16:08 +0000

Victory garden vegetables

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead

Victory Gardens were a concept started during the W.W. II era as a means to help with the food shortages created from the war. Nearly 20 million Americans grew Victory Gardens during this period producing up to 40% of all that was consumed.

It’s time to bring back the Victory Gardens for multiple reasons, we can all make a difference.

“Today our food travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to table. The process of planting, fertilizing, processing, packaging, and transporting our food uses a great deal of energy and contributes to the cause of global warming.

“Planting a Victory Garden to fight global warming would reduce the amount of pollution your food contributes to global warming. Instead of traveling many miles from farm to table, your food would travel from your own garden to your table.

“Our current economic situation is other good reason to start a Victory Garden. Every time that food is shipped from the farm to the store and your table, gasoline is used. As gasoline prices rise, food costs rise.” ~ From: Revive the Victory Garden

Growing a garden offers many health benefits as well. Because of the long distance our food travels before reaching the stores and the time and procedures involved in processing and shipping, much of our food has lost its vital energy. Fresh grown and picked fruits and vegetables are full of vibrant energy which we absorb into our bodies, providing a higher nutritional value and goodness as well. If grown without pesticides and chemical fertilizers, we are able to eliminate some of the toxic chemicals that enter our bodies through our food.

Taking the time to grow our own gardens is not only satisfying but reduces stress as well, just the connection with nature provides that. It really doesn’t take that much. Fruit, vegetable and herb plants can be grown in containers or mixed in with other plantings. Take the time to watch the following video… it’s amazing what CAN be accomplished!

HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION – Radical Change Taking Root

Like Victory Gardens of yesteryear, start your own homegrown revolution, grow your own food in your back or front yard — for more information visit the urban homesteaders at PathtoFreedom.com