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COMPOST WHY?
WHAT ARE LANDFILLS?
HOW DO YOU THINK COMPOSTING HELPS?
ANOTHER VIDEO ABOUT COMPOSTING
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO WORK ON
Traditional compostVermicultureBocashi
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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