Composting
Today, it's all about the good, the bad and the ugly. Our first garden here went in the spring of 1978, and I'd venture a pretty good guess that our composting began just about then too. We have a plastic container next to the sink and all our biodegradable refuse goes in it. Well, to be perfectly honest, every once in a while other stuff makes its way in there, but as long as Elenka doesn't see it, what's the damage? Right? Up next to the garden, we have our compost pile that accumulates through the summer and into the fall. When the garden has run its course in October, I'll shovel and wheelbarrow it all and spread it throughout the garden. During the winter months, it's a bit more of a challenge. When Justin was little, I always cleared the snow for a long slide down the hill from the garden, so access to the pile was easy. Last winter I smartened up. I placed an old trashcan with a secure cover next to the woodshed, so the walk was short. From January through March, it was an easy dump. Now growing up in the city, we actually had a garbageman who visited us once a week and took all our 'troubles' away.
I find composting ourselves a lot easier.
And it's the right thing to do.
... AND less aromatic, if you get my drift.
Phew!
This idea is so modern...so green...so right!
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Léia
You are definitely an environmentalist if you compost.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! That is very commendable.
ReplyDeleteThe city pics up our compostable garbage every week from special bins that they have given us. They also provide small lidded bins to have in the kitchen for collecting during the day.
ReplyDeleteThe garbageman cometh . . . on Mondays. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe've got a composting program with the city through green bin collection.
ReplyDeletei've been composting for a few years - helps keep the fruits and veggies from stinking up the trash, at least because i've never spread the pile anywhere yet. actually, the bunnies and critters seem to steal most of the lemon rinds and banana peels from it anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteAromatic huh?!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit difficult to compost when you don't have a garden, ya know... And that's actually a rather nice autumn photo. Or end of summer.
Never tried it. Probably should. Nah, too much work. It's too hot here. I'm too lazy!
ReplyDeleteIn Toronto, they have separate bins to collect "green" waste. You can go to your local "dump" during the spring and summer months to harvest the compost they make with it. But most of it is used in city parks, etc.. A good way to reuse and recycle, I think!
ReplyDeleteWe compost, but do have a trash pick up once a week. We have to drive whatever trash we have to the end of the road :)
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comedy!
Between garbage disposal and streetside trash and recycling pickup, I've got it covered.
ReplyDeleteYour compost looks like a lovely "compo-sition" and not smelly garbage. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThe only decent soil in our garden is trailer loads we buy or what we compost. Our compost heap is well fed.
ReplyDeleteGreat compost! We used to have a nice compost when we lived in Indiana in the country and had a big garden. Here in Texas, it's just too hot and no where to put it. Our trash picks up once a week thankfully!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice long holiday weekend. cm
I tried this once in a remote corner of my terrace, which is quite large... but not enough!
ReplyDeleteComposting - it's a good thing. Black gold.
ReplyDeleteComposting - it's a good thing. Black gold.
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