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Compost Workshop
Abono!!! That means compost in Spanish. I didn’t realize how many valuable resources are thrown away until I attended my first compost workshop. The workshop was held at Socrates sculpting park in Long Island City Queens New York .It was very informative and actually a lot more complex than I expected . We were demonstrated on how to build an indoor worm bin where you can actually place your compost items directly in the convenience of your own home (that is if you don't mind a box of worms in the middle of your kitchen ,lol). Or if you happen to have a garden in your backyard you can build another type of bin made out of either wood or cinderblocks. This technique is called hot compsting .Very interesting but for New Yorkers like me who don’t really have the time or space to do any of the above (yet I feel its important) ,there are several compost drop sites where you can drop off your compost scraps.
My first experience composting was when I was attending the Le Cordon Bleu Pattiserie program in San Francisco. California is a very eco friendly state that has compost bins found almost everywhere. Even some local grocery stores place compost bins next to garbage, and recycle bins .Out there it is a way of life ,so when I moved back to New York I wondered why my city isn’t as involved as Cali and maybe some other states. The city claims it's an issue of space and of coarse money but I feel it’s a poor excuse. So this workshop was very encouraging and I feel New Yorkers should be more involved in some way .For more information on composting ,learning how to building your own worm bin,hot compost bin, or the drop off site closest to you, contact The NYC Compost Project at:
Why compost ?
Compost provides vitamins and nutriants that are essential to plant growth. Composting is natures way of recycling by the decomposition of organic materials that are consumed by worms insects and microorganisms. Essentially what starts out as scraps is ends up as a nutrient rich fertilizer called compost ,basically.
Brief list of what you can compost:
Fruit scraps, vegetable grounds and coffee filters, tea bags, dry grains, fresh leaves , plants ,grass trimmings ,weeds ,flowers, seaweed, feathers horse poop, newspaper.
What is not recommended are meats, foods cooked it animal fat (because the smell is more likely to attract vermin) ,dog and kitty poop ,diseased plants ,glass ,medal etc .Go green !!!!!!or go to he!!!!!LOL!!!www.nyc.gov/wasteless/compost.