Composting as a family

If you thought methane only comes from flatulent cows, you’ll be surprised to learn that you might actually be a bigger source, albeit through indirect off-gassing. When biodegradable matter, like food scraps or lawn clippings end up trapped in landfills with non- biodegradable material, the lack of oxygen causes a much higher methane build-up than when it’s mixed with natural materials. And that’s not the worst of it: Methane is estimated to be 20 times more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide.

This is why learning to compost is imperative to an eco-family. Composting helps you grow a better garden, create deeper topsoil’s, recycle great nutrients, saves waste from going in the already too populated landfill, and teaches your kids how to be resourceful. The first step is incorporating a method to saving your veggie peels in a bin rather than tossing them in the garbage. Composting not only takes up valuable garbage can space but it helps keep your garden growing healthy too. You can either buy a composer from a company, or sometimes your garbage company will sell them for cheap or make this rodent proof one that I have given you steps to build below. Build this with your children so they can get excited about Composting.

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