By Kirsten Bokenkamp Did you know that in the United States, the average person throws away around 100 pounds of food scraps per year? According to the USDA, “just over a quarter of the country’s food — about 25.9 million tons — gets thrown in the garbage can every year.” But food is biodegradable, and decomposes in the same manner no matter where we throw it out, right? Wrong. While we should all try to throw away less food, composting what we do toss-out reduces the impact on the env
Image via Wikipedia Winter is the time of year I start thinking about my flower and vegetable gardens. It may seem a little strange to some people, because nothing usually grows much in the winter time, but this does tend to be the best time of year to start your compost pile. Now I don’t create “official” compost piles and I don’t have any kind of composting bin either. Instead, I mix a variety of natural materials together in one of my garden beds, and let those decompose on their o
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Having a compost pile in your backyard is good for you but it is also good for the environment. It is not troublesome or time consuming if done right. There is also a misconception that compost is smelly and messy , but if the pile is put together correctly this is not the case. There are some that would rather buy their fertilizer and soil amendments from their local garden store. I believe it is best to stay as natural as possible, stay away from chemical fertilizers. There really is no ha
Having a compost pile in your backyard is good for you but it is also good for the environment. It is not troublesome or time consuming if done right. There is also a misconception that compost is smelly and messy , but if the pile is put together correctly this is not the case. There are some that would rather buy their fertilizer and soil amendments from their local garden store. I believe it is best to stay as natural as possible, stay away from chemical fertilizers. There really is no ha
Lots of people love to own a composter that is tidy, within one place plus does not look that bad looking the same as a compost pile do. A garden gourmet composter bin , keeps the fertilizer in one spot and appear neatly in your backside patch. The gourmet composter is incredibly simple to fit together, it is made of 100% recycled polyethylene, it is designed to trap high temperature and hold it longer so that your kitchen plus backyard trash can break down much faster. It consist of air vent
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