Not exact matches
The first measures we've taken is cooking with our
vegetable and fruit
scraps as much as possible, and then
composting the
scraps that we can't use up.
The following materials make good
compost: coffee grounds, corn stalks and leaves, egg shells, garden plants killed by frost, grass clippings, kitchen
scraps (fruits and
vegetables), leaves, manure from herbivores, pine needles, sawdust, shredded newspaper, straw, and weeds (unseeded).
Not only are you taking advantage of extracting all the nutrients from your
vegetable scraps that you would otherwise be throwing away, you can easily
compost the cooked veggies afterwards.
Commonly
composted materials such as kitchen
vegetable scraps, rabbit manure, and other organic material is placed in the cold frame.
Collecting fruit and
vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags and eggshells for
compost couldn't be easier!
Not only are you taking advantage of extracting all the nutrients from your
vegetable scraps that you would otherwise be throwing away, you can easily
compost the cooked veggies afterwards.
Don't feed wildlife on purpose or out of carelessness: don't store pet food in a place accessible to raccoons, possums, rats, mice, or birds; securely cover garbage cans; bury
vegetable scraps if you use them for
compost.
Our school now has a thriving nursery with herbs, plants and
vegetables, the food
scraps and leftovers are recycled into
compost for the garden, and the environmental impact of the school has been greatly improved.
I got so involved with her
composting endeavors I even bought her a special white ceramic container for the sink to keep her fruit and
vegetable scraps in before emptying in the barrel.