We may not feel very connected to the soil in our busy convenience driven world, however like it or not every one of us depends on soil for our daily lives. The soil is our crucial link in the human food chain. Undoubtedly without soil, we would not survive.
You may sit in your high-rise office and wonder what you can do about the planet and is it worth it?
Making compost can give us a way of caring for the soil, putting back the goodness that is taken out. Every year it is estimated that the USA waste some 200 million tons of organic material. That is an awful lot, is it not? You can cut that down by not wasting yours and get other people to do the same.
By making good compost and using it we are putting the goodness back were it belongs for compost has enormous benefits for the soil, improving the quality of the soil, plants and crops that are grown from it. Recycling organic waste (for that is all that making compost is) is one of the ways that we can make a very positive input to the environment.
You may think that it does not seem much, but this so-called green waste makes up about a third of you household total rubbish. If you chuck this out with your other rubbish it, goes off to the landfill site where it is mixed with other rubbish like plastic and such and will not be able to decompose in a normal manner. The result of this is that it will be part of a putrid mess that emits methane, which is a very damaging greenhouse gas.
Worse still, this substance can be mixed with other industrial waste, leaching the soil, flooding into the nearest river, and thus polluting it. Believe me this is a serious problem and the question is how much longer can we go on like this?
Whether you have a large garden or a small town back yard or indeed even if you live on the tenth floor of a high rise flat and only have a little balcony; you can make compost if you find a way and really want to!
Making compost is not difficult and despite what you might hear from other people; it is not a dirty smelly unhygienic operation. The truth is the making of compost can be very rewarding and enjoyable.
To make your own compost is a positive act and the more people or do it will bring us to a safer cleaner planet.
Richard Haigh writes regularly at http://the-organic-grower.blogspot.com/ and invites you to read more of his articles about organic gardening there.
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