May 29 is National Learn About Composting Day! Composting converts kitchen and garden green waste into garden gold. It’s an environmentally safe fertilizer that can do SO MANY THINGS! Start your learning here ……….
- What is compost?
- Benefits of compost
- Compost: Where & How to Use it
- Compost Systems: What’s Best for You?
It’s pretty easy to compost these days. If you don’t have space to create your own compost bin, local sanitation companies provide recycling cans for all of your green waste. If you can eat it, it can go in the green can! You can now add meat and poultry, veggies and fruit, eggshells and coffee grounds, even food-soiled paper to the can. That’s in addition to your yard waste. Here’s a good guide as to what can be composted. Then watch this short video to see how your waste becomes compost. Turning waste into gardener’s gold!