Composting education is another way to ensure that you are able to pass on the legacy to younger generations. But deciding on an appropriate teaching method is another aspect that the composting enthusiast shouldn’t overlook There are various ways of teaching composting to adults, but children have different needs and may require more than the expertise of monitoring your heap’s temperature.
Here are different techniques for teaching composting methods to children. It will really help bring about awareness to their parents and other members of the community.
Use Visuals
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Composting may literally be viewed as a dirty job. Depending on the type of composting process that you choose, you may find yourself immersed with dirt, manure, rotting fruits or vegetables and other elements that most people wouldn’t want to get involved with.
Unless you’re a gardener and know that composting has its own paybacks. Here are just some of the advantages that you may want to tell your friends about if you want to convince them that composting is worth their effort as well as yours.
It agrees with nature.
The very …

There may be many reasons that some of us are reluctant to make or use compost. You may think its labor intensive and time consuming. You may incorrectly believe that all compost piles are smelly and messy and not want that in your backyard. Here are some compelling reasons to start your own compost pile, bin or barrel.

Organic food could be seen as a fad right now, but hopefully it’s one that’s going to hang around for a long time. Not only is organic likely better for your body, it’s also better for the environment and that is enough reason in itself to go organic.
Here are some other reasons to buy organic.
1. Organic Foods Taste Much Better: Often organic fruits and vegetables will be smaller or come in strange shapes but that is because they have grown that exact way, and have not been pushed out of …

I have a great tip today, courtesy of my friend and fellow gardener, Teresa. She told me that when she was younger, her and her family would go to a party at a family friend’s house for a BBQ.
After the guests were finished eating, the dad would gather up the biodegradable foods, dig a hole by a tree, put the saved bits into the hole and then fill it in. Over time, the foods would break down, feed the soil and in time nourish the tree.
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With all the focus on green and organic these days it seems like more and more people are looking at organic farming. While this is excellent for us it is also great for our planet. So before we run out and stock up on supplies it will be helpful to get a better idea of what we will need to start and grow our garden.

It’s amazing what things you can compost but on the flip side there are a few things that it is not a good idea to add to your pile. This isn’t a solid rule as such as some larger piles can handle some of the things we advise against but these are the things we avoid.
Dairy Products
Milk, Cheese and Butter is a bad idea to add to the pile. They go bad fast and make a nasty smell but worst of all they may attract rats of other animals!
Citrus
You can …

Million’s of people are not composting because they can’t be bothered or they have not even thought about the idea! So if you have not yet started composting your organic waste, then today is the day!
Here are some great reasons to compel you to start composting today!
1. It saves money
If you are growing any kind of plants at home or in your garden then no doubt you occassionally have to buy soil and even compost to keep the plants happy. Producing compost at home is practically free, so it will …

Everyone likes a little extra cash here and there, so why not make a fun and relatively easy hobby into a profitable local, green, eco friendly business?
If you have a big enough garden and you have mastered the basics of composting then you may be ready to take it to the next step and start producing enough compost to sell onto local residents at a fair price.
You can start very small and build up, nothing too fancy. Just build or buy some decent sized bins and start producing good high …

Many new growers and gardeners avoid making their own compost like the plague! Many people think that it’s difficult to produce, takes too long and will make such an unbearable smell that no one will want to be out in the garden… All of these misconceptions are completely wrong.
Composting is a completely natural process and all you are doing is providing the absolutely perfect conditions for all the elements involved to do their job.
So what is involved in making compost?….. Here comes the funky scientific bit., but it’s only two …