Just over a year ago, I bought myself an ordinary 60L plastic bin and two plant pots (a small one upside down, a big one right side up). In it I put a bit of soil, a bit of newspaper, and 500 composting worms. Since then all of our fruit and vegetable scraps, including the mysterious items at the back of the crisper drawer that get forgotten and rediscovered, have gone into that plant pot, and been silently and cleanly converted into a fantastic liquid fertiliser by the worker worms within.
I wish I had done this sooner; it's wonderful how much less is going to waste via our kitchen bin. We empty the bin less often without issue, because it no longer smells or attracts fruit flies even in the height of summer. The fertiliser the worms produce is more than enough to cover the regular fertilisation needs of my pot-based garden - there's enough to give away bottles to keen gardener friends too.
Hello. I'm an ordinary person concerned about the environment and all the problems it faces in our modern world. I'm trying to change the way I do things, little by little, to make a small difference. I definitely believe if everyone makes small changes, big changes follow. This blog is for me to see how I am doing in my quest to leave nothing but footprints on the world, and for you to get ideas to do the same.
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