Green with Children

I know for an fact at least two people are reading this blog!  I'm so excited!  One church member I talked to shared he had cleaned up his composting bin after seeing our earlier post.  Then I got a message from a young mother who said she had an extra composting bin she would be willing to give away.  I'm going to become the king of compost if I'm not careful.

Jen N. is doing some really cool things in her yard.  She has two large dogs and two young children, so getting rid of all of her lawn is not a possibility.   Having a lawn to mow means that she has to have curb side yard waste recycling.  There's just no way to get around that.  Even a small lawn creates so many clippings that it is difficult for a home recycling bin to keep up.  Jen has a small plot off the back of the house for tomatoes and herbs, and also has two good sized planters that she is having her two children plant with herbs.  What a fun idea.  I'm sure the kids will love planting, and then take great pride in any dish that has been prepared using their special spices.

Jen also has a portable clipping bin.  She loves it.  She's owned several of them over the years and this one has a hole in the bottom and is about ready to be replaced as well.  She is getting rid of her old bin because she found a used rotating one to put in her backyard.  It will be interesting to see if the material in the rotating bin composts more quickly than a regular static one.  I'll try to go back in a few months and see how it is doing.  

In the front of the house Jen is planting a vegetable garden.  She has a good supply of mushroom compost which seems to be favored by gardeners in this place.  I think the smallest order delivered to your home is seven yards.  That's a lot of compost.  Jen is recycling some flagstones that they removed from their backyard project to this garden.  They will form the terraces that will hold all of that compost.  They will be able to step out of their car door and eat a carrot!  I think I'm going to use the extra bin at my house.  However, if you are really desperate for a bin, I could be convinced to deliver it to your house.  Of course you have to read our blog to know that.