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Composting in a small, indoor space
Composting in a small, indoor space

You may have heard of people composting their kitchen scraps and thought, gee, I wish I could compost, but I live in an apartment. Or maybe, I’d like to try composting, but my roommate is... skeptical. Well, have no fear, I’m here to tell you that you can compost even if the space you live in is tiny, located in an urban high-rise, or shared with an unenthusiastic roommate.

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Soil-mulch-compostingJennifer Gardnercomposting, urban composting, compost bins, worm composting, vermicomposting, vermiculture, composting in a small space, compostComment
Plant a food garden in your backyard
Plant a food garden in your backyard

When I lived as a market farmer in Washington State, Saturday afternoons were a celebration of sorts. After a busy week of tending and harvesting up to 200 different herbs and vegetables, I’d invite the community to a weekly farmstand. I’d begin preparations early and by 11am the vegetable display was primed with puffed bags of lettuce and tall, carefully stacked pyramids of freshly picked tomatoes. It was a relief to open the farm gates and finally be able to sit and chat with friends and neighbors.

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Want to give composting a spin? Try this
Want to give composting a spin? Try this

I’ve always wanted to start composting in a tumbler and a friend recently gave me an excuse to look into it. She’s living on a small island in Maine and it pains her to have to toss into the garbage beet greens from the local farm and calcium-rich lobster shells that she know could help fertilize her sandy soil. So she bought a composting tumbler and set it up in her backyard.

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Soil-mulch-compostingNancy Changcomposting, compost, compost materials, compost bins, compost tumblers, compost containers, how to compostComment