COMPOST WHY?

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COMPOST BINS

• reduces the amount of garbage in landfills, and therefore

• reduces the greenhouse gases produced by hauling garbage;

• reduces the amount of methane produced by landfills;

• helps prevent runoff and soil erosion;• helps remediate (decontaminate) polluted soils,

binding some contaminates in the soil and increasing plant uptake by others, allowing their removal from contaminated sites;

• reduces the need for environmentally damaging pesticides and fertilizers.

BENEFITS TO THE ENVIRONMENT

• improves soil structure in all soils, and therefore

• improves water retention in loose, sandy soils;

• improves drainage in heavy, clayey soils;

• prevents the soil surface from crusting, easing the emergence of seedlings;

• resists compaction, making it easier for roots to penetrate the soil;

• helps balance pH, making alkaline soils more acidic and acidic soils more alkaline;

• provides a good environment for the microbes, earthworms, and insects that break down soil

constituents into plant nutrients;

• nourishes microbes that protect against some plant diseases;

• reduces the need for other soil amendments and for fertilizer;

BENEFITS OF COMPOST TO YOUR GARDEN

• provides many micro-nutrients and low levels of macronutrients;

• raises the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soil, which means that it also

• improves the soil’s retention of nutrients, thus increasing the amount of time they are available to plants;

• slows the leaching of nutrients, thus preventing them from reaching and polluting water;

• encourages healthy plants, thus reducing the need for pesticides and fungicides.

BENEFITS OF COMPOST TO YOUR GARDEN

RESOURCES

http://www.planetnatural.com/composter-connection/making/compost-pile/

http://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/

VERMICOMPOSTING

Red Wigglers (Eisenia foetida) convert food waste into nutrient-rich castings.

Vermicompost =worm manure or worm castings+ decomposed bedding & organic waste

VERMICOMPOSTING BIN OR WORM BIN

Worms breath oxygen ventilation Ph 5 to 9 is optimal Temperatures over 30°C are harmful Works best between 15 to 25 °C Minimum 10° C Moisture not wet two pounds of worms — about 2,000 wigglers

— for every pound per day of food waste. To figure out how much food waste your

household generates, monitor it for a week and divide by seven.

The population doubles every 90 days.

VERMOCOMPOSTING

BOCASHI

https://bocashi.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/bocashi-abono-organico-rural-chile/

The most effective method of composting kitchen organics is done in an air tight container. Bokashi is a Japanese term and means ‘fermented organic matter

BOCASHI

Easily recycle all your organic waste without an outdoor compost bin

• No smell or bad odor • Will not attract insects, mice or rats • Compost and liquid are great for the garden

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