The Organic Corner

News and information about things organic (and solar, too)

Spring Is Upon Us, Time To Toss Your Scraps In The Compost

Content Keyword RSS | March 16, 2009

A successful organic garden most often starts with successful soil and the nourishing materials you add to your garden beds. However, most people don’t know that the most nourishing materials can come from their own home and yard. Since spring is when we start pulling weeds, planting and mowing the lawn, I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about composting. You can do it right in your back yard, or if you live in a city, start a composting bin in your freezer then bring those

Yard Waste Great Substance For Composting

Content Keyword RSS | February 27, 2009

In order to ease the problems of overflowing landfills, more and more cities and towns around the country are opening up recycling centers which allows people to drop off their yard waste. This waste is then used for large-scale composting projects. In some areas, the resulting compost is used to fertilize public parks and other public facilities and in some municipalities, the composts are made available to citizens for home fertilizer usage. This use of yard waste on a municipal level has h