Why
compost?
Composting makes simple common sense. Why send nutrients
to the landfill or incinerator, when you can transform them into compost that
will nourish your vegetable or flower garden, or your indoor potted plants?
You'll save on fertilizer costs for the yard or garden, and you make good use
of all the food you buy -- even those parts you don't eat.
Composting
can be as easy as setting aside some space in a yard that can be kept free of
animals and piling up vegetable and fruit waste (along with things like coffee
grinds, egg shells and certain other foods and compostable packaging), as well
as grass clippings, leaves and other yard waste. To speed up the decomposition
process, manage the ratio of wastes, and turn the compost pile. Look for
specific tips on the Web, where sites like howtocompost.org
spell it out in detail.
And
don't think composting is just for people living with an acre of land.
Kitchen compost bins and worm bins are available for urban composting, too. If
you're lucky, your city or community garden may even accept kitchen wastes for
composting.
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