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It’s Kitchen Compost Crock Season Again…

Not having A/C in the house during the warmer months lends to lots of bugs being in the house, and creates a bad situation for kitchen composting. I tend to put my scraps either right in the worm bag or out in the yard, but I never leave them sit out for long in the kitchen. I found that putting food scraps in the freezer is a good technique for when I'm feeling extra lazy as well. I've decided to revive the first video I made for this website again (time flies!), to show my perspective on having a dedicated kitchen composter: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF9ReiPl8B4 I don't think they're really that necessary, but they look nice. Other than that, I don't have much to say other than I think the charcoal filter…

Pet Waste Composting (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZLPpwg2VcM Here's Sharon's dog waste disposal unit for composting...what do you think? I wonder why the effort... just dig a hole in a corner of your yard away from the garden and bury it all there. Or if you have an outdoor red wiggler system, they'll eat it too.

Fight Waged With Forks Is Rejoined In Congress (article)

WASHINGTON — Within the war between Republicans and Democrats over the federal spending rages an affray over disposable forks. Under the tutelage of Representative Nancy Pelosi during the years when Democrats ran the House, her party moved to “green” the Capitol with several initiatives, including obligating the food vendor for the three main House cafeterias to provide compostable cups and utensils. But the newly empowered House Republicans have ended the program, and plastic forks and foam cups have returned. The move enraged many Democrats, who argue that the House is now doing something bad for the environment and retrograde. “If you look at the best companies to work for, nobody is questioning things like composting and recycling,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon, who wrote a letter this week…