Comments on: Composting turns food waste into rich soil. http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/ An inspired change. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Jason Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:57:56 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-286 That's awesome we just got a full fledge recycling system, but I think the city has a place for us to dump compost I'm not really sure we've always had a pile or bin or something going on. I hope my city grows in that direction though to start picking up composting materials. It could probably save them some money somewhere. That’s awesome we just got a full fledge recycling system, but I think the city has a place for us to dump compost I’m not really sure we’ve always had a pile or bin or something going on.

I hope my city grows in that direction though to start picking up composting materials. It could probably save them some money somewhere.

]]> By: Evita http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Evita Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:35:57 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-278 This is a wonderful idea!!!! In our municipalities we have weekly recycling (blue bin) collection and compost (green bin) collection so that is how our residents get rid of their food waste! I think it is a great program for people who live in close subdivisions and can't or don't want to deal with making a home composter. And the best part is, the city is making rich soil out of all of our compostable waste :) Evitas last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EvolvingWellness/~3/273256325/" rel="nofollow">How to Live a Long and Healthy Life - Part 5</a> This is a wonderful idea!!!!

In our municipalities we have weekly recycling (blue bin) collection and compost (green bin) collection so that is how our residents get rid of their food waste!
I think it is a great program for people who live in close subdivisions and can’t or don’t want to deal with making a home composter.
And the best part is, the city is making rich soil out of all of our compostable waste :)

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]]> By: Jason http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Jason Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:11:08 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-275 Green Home Improvements: Ahh I see well you've started in the right direction. A compost pile if you're too worried about nasty stuff in the ground could always be done in a barrel or a compost bin, but I don't think you have anything to worry about there for making compost. I'd of done what you did and bought organic fertilizer and soil from a 3rd party to grow food just to be sure. Congrats on starting your food garden we've got a lot of decorative plants, but that's next for sure. Green Home Improvements: Ahh I see well you’ve started in the right direction. A compost pile if you’re too worried about nasty stuff in the ground could always be done in a barrel or a compost bin, but I don’t think you have anything to worry about there for making compost. I’d of done what you did and bought organic fertilizer and soil from a 3rd party to grow food just to be sure. Congrats on starting your food garden we’ve got a lot of decorative plants, but that’s next for sure.

]]> By: Green Home Improvements http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Green Home Improvements Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:56:25 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-274 I should of mentioned that I was planting food and that I did not want to grow it in my existing soil. We just started to use organic fertilizer last year and I have concerns about all of the chemicals that we have added to our yard over the years. I should of mentioned that I was planting food and that I did not want to grow it in my existing soil. We just started to use organic fertilizer last year and I have concerns about all of the chemicals that we have added to our yard over the years.

]]> By: Jason http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Jason Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:49:35 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-265 Green Home Improvements: If I were potting I'd probably use a mixture of soil and compost's soil. It's very nutrient rich and I'm not sure a potted plant needs 100% compost. Green Home Improvements: If I were potting I’d probably use a mixture of soil and compost’s soil. It’s very nutrient rich and I’m not sure a potted plant needs 100% compost.

]]> By: Jason http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Jason Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:13:43 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-264 Green Home Improvements: I did some green material like my fruit peelings and table scraps. some dirt and then dry leaves. Mixed in a little bit of water into the trash can that I'm using closed the lid and tumbled it around the yard a bit to get the air and mixing going on. We'll see how it turns out, but I waited a few days to add the leaves and boy did those live greens mold up and get nasty quick. It takes a little while, but the long term pay off over top soil will be big. Another option is to check your city some cities have big public compost piles where you can get free top soil from time to time. I'd go with the compost pile for your future planting projects though. Once the earth worms, ants and other things get in there and start doing there thing it'll move along well and be better then those bags you can buy. Green Home Improvements: I did some green material like my fruit peelings and table scraps. some dirt and then dry leaves. Mixed in a little bit of water into the trash can that I’m using closed the lid and tumbled it around the yard a bit to get the air and mixing going on. We’ll see how it turns out, but I waited a few days to add the leaves and boy did those live greens mold up and get nasty quick.

It takes a little while, but the long term pay off over top soil will be big. Another option is to check your city some cities have big public compost piles where you can get free top soil from time to time. I’d go with the compost pile for your future planting projects though. Once the earth worms, ants and other things get in there and start doing there thing it’ll move along well and be better then those bags you can buy.

]]> By: Green Home Improvements http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Green Home Improvements Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:44:32 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-263 Are you adding soil to your compost or are you adding the compost and mixing it in with the soil? A compost pile has been on my to do list and it moved it's way to the top since I had to buy potting soil today. Are you adding soil to your compost or are you adding the compost and mixing it in with the soil? A compost pile has been on my to do list and it moved it’s way to the top since I had to buy potting soil today.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Mike Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:37:04 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-246 Really it isn't bad at all and the soil is only 6-8 inches deep...you save on seed usage....you get better results ....you are saving money...and if you use a compost pile you are helping us GREEN up...... definitely look into it...to get started I would plan on spending about 100 bucks for the wood and soil.....but that will pay for itself year after year with the veggies you will be getting there instead of the store <em>Mike's last blog post..<a href='http://addicted2macro.blogspot.com/2008/04/little-bit-of-this-and-little-bit-of.html' rel="nofollow">A little bit of this and a little bit of that....</a></em> Really it isn’t bad at all and the soil is only 6-8 inches deep…you save on seed usage….you get better results ….you are saving money…and if you use a compost pile you are helping us GREEN up…… definitely look into it…to get started I would plan on spending about 100 bucks for the wood and soil…..but that will pay for itself year after year with the veggies you will be getting there instead of the store

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]]> By: Jason http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Jason Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:45:42 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-242 @<a href="http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/#comment-241#comment-241" rel="nofollow"> Mike</a>: Hey Mike, glad to see you back on the site. I hope the photos are going well congrats on getting picked by the editor at National Geographics! That's awesome. I really want to look more into the square foot gardening thing and into micro-farming it sounds like an interesting thing to get into. Thanks for contributing and I'm glad you liked the post! @ Mike:

Hey Mike, glad to see you back on the site. I hope the photos are going well congrats on getting picked by the editor at National Geographics! That’s awesome. I really want to look more into the square foot gardening thing and into micro-farming it sounds like an interesting thing to get into. Thanks for contributing and I’m glad you liked the post!

]]> By: Mike http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/2008/04/15/composting-turns-food-waste-into-rich-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Mike Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:47:31 +0000 http://www.ecoinsomniac.com/?p=100#comment-241 Having a compost pile is good for people who like to a thing called "square foot gardening". The right mixture of compost, vermiculite, and peat moss can give you some really rich soil to grow your own garden. Good post! <em>Mike's last blog post..<a href='http://addicted2macro.blogspot.com/2008/04/little-bit-of-this-and-little-bit-of.html' rel="nofollow">A little bit of this and a little bit of that....</a></em> Having a compost pile is good for people who like to a thing called “square foot gardening”. The right mixture of compost, vermiculite, and peat moss can give you some really rich soil to grow your own garden.

Good post!

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