This is one of the first steps in becoming more ecologically-minded this year. Vermicomposting (known as "lombricompostage" in French, or at least the local idiom) is very good for apartment-dwellers such as myself, and in Canada in general.
It's not possible to do outdoor composting in Canada during the winter months: the food freezes and doesn't decompose properly.
The alternative is to do indoor composting, aided by compost worms. Worms eat approximately their weight every day in organic waste and turn it into a highly rich compost. This compost can then be saved and used in your house plants, or if you have a garden (like my landlady does) can be used there.
I have a compost-bin that, in theory, is big enough for one or two people. However, there is a smaller size (for just one person who doesn't cook much, I guess) and a larger size (for three to four people).
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Date: 2007-01-21 03:26 pm (UTC)It's not possible to do outdoor composting in Canada during the winter months: the food freezes and doesn't decompose properly.
The alternative is to do indoor composting, aided by compost worms. Worms eat approximately their weight every day in organic waste and turn it into a highly rich compost. This compost can then be saved and used in your house plants, or if you have a garden (like my landlady does) can be used there.
I have a compost-bin that, in theory, is big enough for one or two people. However, there is a smaller size (for just one person who doesn't cook much, I guess) and a larger size (for three to four people).