A Compost post

he he he that's puny - As Miles would put it...

Please excuse my silliness , as I am still feeling a little loopy from my early morning Dentist visit...

Okay Here Goes....

In my ongoing effort to reduce my carbon footprint, I have gone ahead and started a compost bin. I am actually quite surprised at a number of things



1) The bin doesn't smell like I thought it would. It actually has a fruity smell, kinda like banana oatmeal... it's really interesting;

2)"It's mad easy" (as one of my cousins would say) All you have to do is place your table scraps and anything else that would decompose into the bin, cover with a little soil and forget about it... and,

3) It cuts down on the amount of garbage (which is great if Mayor Nutjob decides to charge us for trash as he proposed a few weeks back) and it also cuts down on the number of cats/squirrels/dogs hanging out at your curb on trash day.


Not to mention that it is actually calming knowing that you're doing something to "save the earth".

Why not give it a try. Apparently anyone can do it, its as easy as recycling but if you're into gardening it's rewarding... You can start with a small "bucket" under your kitchen sink, or go all out and purchase a compost bin, and it's educational. Zoe and Miles actually have fun running around the house trying to find stuff that could decompose... but then again they are some sick kids...