Posts Tagged by Compost
Surprise Mice in the Compost
| December 20, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Animals, Nature |
I was outside with Joshua the other day as he turned the compost from one bin to another. Part way into the pile, he exclaimed at what he had found: Baby mice. Or some other kind of rodent. I rescued them from the compost as he kept turning and kept finding more babies. Then, he uncovered a stash of pristine corn: Mama mouse had been swiping corn from the barn and socking it away in… Keep Reading
Screening Compost
| November 4, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Gardening |
Joshua went to turn the compost the other day and discovered that another batch was ready to be screened. He shoveled it all out onto a tarp so it could dry. Last time I screened compost I learned that it goes much faster when the compost is dry. When I first started trying to work wet compost through the screen, it clumped up terribly and was really slow going. Once this batch dried out, we… Keep Reading
Composting Success!
| May 6, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Gardening, Nature |
Long, long ago (2009) in a land far, far away (Atlanta), I started composting. My bins were small, and progress seemed very slow. I wasn’t sure exactly what I was doing, but whatever it was, I was going to do it. Composting seems like such a magical process to me, so I was happy to learn at every step of the way. I learned how to tell if my compost was too wet or too dry.… Keep Reading
Lazy Gardening
| April 27, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Gardening |
I’ve always liked the idea of gardening. Thinking about the actual practice has left me a little less enthusiastic, though. I loved what Joshua did with gardening last year, and I definitely enjoyed the bounty, but doing it myself has always intimidated me. Some kinds of information sit well in my brain. When I decided I wanted to get pigs, I soaked up all the available information about pigs. I read books and websites and… Keep Reading
Food Waste
| May 10, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Animals |
I read a lot of homesteading blogs and other blogs that cover environmental or hippie topics from one direction or another. A common things that I see is various “challenges”, where the blogger will try really hard to do or not do something in a given time frame. Maybe it’s a no-TV challenge, where the blogger will not watch any television for a week or a month. Maybe it’s monitoring plastic purchases or going cold turkey on fast food. Recently, I watched several bloggers take part in a “Real Food Challenge”, which involved a variety of ways to alter ones relationship with food.
Recently, I ran across a blogger who focuses on food waste. On Friday she posts what food her family wasted that week, including a picture. There are other bloggers who are in on this Food Waste challenge, including posting pictures of waste and outlining ways to reduce food waste. Keep Reading
Eco-Commerce
| November 7, 2009 | Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy |
I found some products clearly being marketed to me. I walked past the display in the grocery store and they caught my eye quite well. My brain was right in step as well – “Oh! Plates made from leaves! Bamboo! So eco-conscious!” The products and their packaging have the look that I like – a minimalist, nature look that I first noticed in yoga-commerce.
I also appreciate the idea that if there’s something that I really want to do, I should be on the lookout for ways to do it that take my larger environment in mind. Making useful products out of leaves? Who wouldn’t approve of that? Keep Reading
Compost Squash
| October 7, 2009 | Posted by Issa under Nature |
Awhile back, a mystery plant began to grow in my compost! Something was alive and green and growing in there, so it was rescued and planted. Keep Reading
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