why you should compost
There are easily10000 books or more written on composting. I myself have own a minimum of 10 books on the subject, and to be perfectly frank, I am quite sure I haven’t even come close to being able to start to master it, although I am working hard on the matter. I have said it before, but it bears repeating, composting is a science, but it doesn’t have to be super hard. You can choose your own adventure when it comes to how you want to do it. Man, choose your own adventure books were awesome. I never made good choices, but you could always go back and try again…just like compost!
MIND BLOWN.
Anyway, I believe in composting. To an insane degree. How important it is, how much it helps, how it is like reincarnation for plant matter- the last one makes me feel like it will all be okay. One day they are a happy apple on a tree and then we eat every part but the core and then the core goes into the bin and becomes some compost and then it’s off to the garden, where that organic matter becomes something new- a lavender flower, a tomato, a bean, then the cycle continues! It is really quite beautiful when you think about it.
Here we go, a very short list of the very important reasons, in no particular order, you should compost:
Its good for the environment, landfills are closed off, no oxygen can get in there and break down the food. Methane and other greenhouse gases contribute to climate change. I think it goes without saying that climate change is bad news.
Save money. After your initial investment of materials, if any, you are creating something for free! you used the part you paid for, the rest is gravy.
Save water. Composted soil retains water longer, leading you to water less. saving you more money.
Less garbage in your cans- less carbon dioxide emissions from the garbage trucks.
More compost= less chemical fertilizer to run off into the water system.
There are many more reasons to compost, but the one that I think is the most important, is the Earth needs us to do it. She is working hard not to spin off into the vastness of space, we could probably keep some coffee grounds and carrot nubs in a pile for a bit.
