Composting can be described in a scientific manner or a more every day way. The scientific definition of composting is the aerobic decomposition of organic and biodegradable matter to make compost. The simpler definition of composting is the decaying of different food manner, such as vegetables or animal manure. Composting is broken into two types: [...]
Composting is a process of converting human waste into organic compost, which becomes usable soil. The process not only gives us excellent soil for lawns and gardens but also helps the environment by lessening the amounts of waste that need to go into landfills. Composting toilets perform this very process by breaking down the waste [...]
As popular as composting has become today, the most common method of composting for beginners is worm composting. Composting is method of taking our everyday wastes and turning them into soil compost as opposed to sending it into the landfill. This not only is helping our environment but also gives us some excellent compost soil [...]
Worm composting is a method of recycling food waste and organic materials into worm compost with the use of worms. This worm compost is called vermicompost. Worms feed off of scraps of food and leftovers, which turns into compost as it passes through the worm’s body. This compost can then be used as soil or [...]
Sheet composting is a method of composting that uses the ground you wish to enrich as the holding area for the green plant material that you wish to compost. The green plant material is considered green manure when it is used for this purpose.
Fava beans are a great edible vegetable that can be used as [...]
The toilet is probably the one household piece of equipment that is of most importance to us. As important as it is to us, it is also an item that uses a lot of water and electricity and expels a lot of waste into our environment. Every day people are trying to learn how to [...]
Composting has become a national pastime of many today. We’re in a country that stresses the importance of recycling and helping to keep our environment clean and safe for our children and each generation after them. Composting is nature’s way of recycling materials and waste we use every day in our home. Composting creates a [...]