- “No Pile” Composting: Just leave the grass clippings on your lawn after you mow, or rake your leaves around shrubs and trees in a 3” layer ..either way you get free, homegrown fertilizer, as a mulch alternative.
- Build a “Compost Pile” to produce & build fertile soil and to reduce curbside waste.
- Building and maintaining a compost pile is one way to become a green, earth-conscious gardner. Not only will you be producing the best possible food for your garden, but by watching leaves, eggshells, orange rinds, and grass clippings become transformed into rich compost filled with earthworms and other soil creatures, you'll be learning what healthy soil is all about.
- Compost is a rich and crumbly blend of partially decomposed organic material that does wonderful things for your garden.
- Composting creates nutrient rich soil, reducing the need for fertilizers
- Compost improves soil structure
- Composting will reduce your solid waste stream by recycling your veggie trimmings, fruit trimmings, and yard waste clippings at home
- Reducing your solid waste saves tax dollars, as well as landfill space.