This shirt helps me with my self-image issues.
Unlike yesterday's suggestion, this one is all about the dirt. But (and this is a big but) there are no car salesmen involved.
For me, Earth Day is about a few big things - tackling climate change, cleaning up the mess we've made, and finding ways not to make such a big mess for the future. Today's topic deals with all three and it's about making a little mess to drastically reduce some bigger messes.
It's all about COMPOST!
In the past, I did a little composting here and there, but last year I was blessed with a big wooden box that helped me kick up the composting in a fairly big way. (And I now have a Mediterranean gecko preserve in a box in the backyard too. Win-Win!)
The first thing you need to know about composting - it's cheap and easy! This may sound simplistic, but composting is just throwing a loosely balanced bunch of trash together, stirring it up occasionally, and ending up with a bunch of free fertilizer.
Why should you do it?
You can easily cut down your household garbage production by 1/3. You can cut down on greenhouse gas production in your local landfill and you can lessen the need for more landfills. You can save $ on fertilizer (or you can donate it to someone who will use it - like a neighborhood garden or grub farm). It could be your opportunity to finally have 1000's of worms as pets - if you decide to try vermicomposting.
Want to learn more?
Check out this infographic from a 2011 Treehugger article. (Good composting is timeless!) (Separated for easier viewing)
May we conquer our problems one food scrap at a time!
PS. For those of you who are all about the worms, Uncle Jim is having an Earth Day sale (for you big spenders).
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