For reducing the amount of waste you send to the landfill, composting—in addition to reducing the amount of packaged goods you consume, and recycling as much as possible—is essential if you have the means to do it properly. And if you’re a gardener, there’s no reason to throw away this beneficial (and cheap!) source of [...]
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Human Hair as Fertilizer?
01.23.2009 – 13:07
Human Fertilizer Factories – Ready For Harvesting!
I came across an interesting article on the Discovery Channel website, relating – as the title of this post implies – to the use of human hair as a natural fertilizer. I was glad to see that this wasn’t being touted as some revolutionary new concept, since people have [...]
Self-Fertilizing Garden Update
12.19.2008 – 14:08
As mentioned in my last post, I took a bit of a hiatus from Compost Guy this fall – partially to give more attention to Red Worm Composting, and partially due to a new time-challenged schedule (I decided to take on the role of ‘Mr. Mom’ for my baby girl most days during the week). [...]
Garbage Gardening
07.16.2008 – 13:41
Down below this jungle of tomato and snap pea plants lies layers of organic waste and lots of composting worms busily converting the materials into rich vermicompost.
As I mentioned a while back (and written about recently on Red Worm Composting), I’m involved in a pretty sizable restaurant food waste composting project this year. In a [...]
The Revolution Will Not Be Fertilized!
10.24.2007 – 22:18
Well, October 15th has come and gone, again–the magic, “If your fall cover crops aren’t in the ground by today, give it up” date for the Monterey Bay. Arbitrary?, you betcha! Tempting fate as ever, I am going to stage my own private One Straw Revolution–thank you Mr. Fukuoka–and reinvigorate the native loamy sand of [...]
