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Worm & Fuzzy
Yes, some people really do this: They live in the city, but they compost. Some compost by throwing their organic matter in a plastic bag in the freezer, and then schlepping the stuff to a municipal composting spot. Others, however, create a small eco-system under their sinks, complete with worms, which efficiently convert your old salad to nutrient rich fertilzer ready for your garden. Yes, to a hardened urbanite, having worms in the apartment might seen insane; but perhaps no moreso than giving up meat or alcohol for a few days. Changes of routine are healthy, especially if they put you more in touch with the natural world. Why not try it? Composting at least one full week of organic matter gets you this feat. After that, you're on your own with the worms.
Helpful links:
- Apartment Therapy on Composting
- Chicago Home Composting Program
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Urban Compost Project
Image: Compost Poster by Vinzcha
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Comments
We habitually compost, so I'm going to claim this one :)
Submitted by jenniechris on 01.04.10 at 04:46.
Would composting to make veggie broth count?
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=29801.0
Submitted by Llaves on 01.05.10 at 11:03.
having a backyard with a composter makes this easy for me. The hard part is shovelling a path to get there in the winter.
Submitted by jan1965 on 01.11.10 at 08:45.
I've been bringing my food scraps to the Union Sq Farmers Market for years now. I keep them in the freezer in a plastic bag, sometimes, but I will also keep them in an old food container.
Not only can you compost food scraps but you can also compost hair.
Here are some links with more info:
http://www.nyccompost.org/
http://www.lesecologycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl...
Submitted by VeganDiva on 01.12.10 at 01:27.
Also dryer lint. Which makes me happy, for some reason. I always felt like you should be able to do something with it.
Submitted by megdala on 01.13.10 at 09:41.
This is just everyday life for me...so, yeah: "Feat Accompli!"
Submitted by volcane09 on 01.17.10 at 02:50.
Everyone might want to check out their farmers markets... I know that Fort Greene Brooklyn has a composting guy and rumor has it so does the Union one.
http://www.coactivate.org/projects/compost/resource-sheet-with-other-locations
Submitted by Llaves on 01.18.10 at 04:11.
Composting is everyday life for me as well! First Feat Accompli!
Submitted by PaprikaJones on 01.18.10 at 07:37.
Yep, we already compost! And I have some fabulous garden soil to prove it. And I hadn't thought about the dryer lint....
Submitted by Trix on 01.18.10 at 11:13.
As of today we will have composted our scraps for one week now, So I'm gonna go ahead and claim this one...
Submitted by hivemind8 on 01.19.10 at 02:28.
Llaves, we make broth with our food scraps too. Yay, stock! I think you'd have to compost the strained out bits to count it though.
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Submitted by ddesire on 01.21.10 at 08:10.
My compost barrel is full and I need to take it to the compost pile. But the weather is making it difficult to get down the hill. So I have started a second containter.
Submitted by lhlady517 on 02.09.10 at 12:11.