Get into composting, worm farms and bokashi
and make our environment happy forever and a day
Composting your food scraps using a compost bin, worm farm or bokashi bucket will do oodles of good for your household and our planet. It will cut your greenhouse gas emissions, halve your rubbish, reduce waste that ends up in landfill and of course create a juicy, healthy soil your plants will love. And they’re all extraordinarily simple to set up and maintain. What a win!
Best of all, you don’t need a garden to get involved. Read on to find out which one is right for you.
Composting
Around half of the waste that goes into your bin is compostable. And if you compost it well, it breaks down without releasing methane (a potent greenhouse gas) and turns into one mighty fine fertilizer for your garden. Ain’t nature grand! So if you’ve got a sunny patch in your backyard, a compost bin is for you.
Lots of local councils sell heavily subsidised compost bins, so get in touch with them now. OR if you’re handy with the hammer and tools, you can build one of your own.
Worm Farms
Worm farms are popular with apartment dwellers, schools and offices because they flourish both inside and out and don’t take up much space at all. Unfortunately they don’t let you compost as much waste as compost or bokashi bins do but on the up side, you’re able to throw in that lovely daily surprise (ie. poo) you get from your furry friends.
You can buy worm farms from your local council or you can make your own. Hop here for a step by step guide.
Find out what can and can’t go into your compost
Bokashi Bin
If you live in an apartment with no outdoor space, a bokashi bin is your best bet. Bokashi buckets use microbes to break down your food waste. They can also handle meat scraps and dairy products that worm farms and compost bins can’t. They have a handy tap that allows you to drain the liquid out without a hitch. So clever. And best of all, they don’t smell or make a mess, so keeping it in the kitchen shouldn’t be a problem.
You can purchase your Bokashi bucket and dry mixture at a nursery, organic or environment shop or, of course, online.
Go to it. And don’t forget to let us know how you go…
Comments
just wondering.
how do worm farms help to reduce green house gas emissions exactly?
worms and greenhouse gases
Hey, worms reduce greenhouse gases by stopping your food scraps going to landfill. About half of the rubbish people throw out every week is food scraps, so if you compost your food scraps through a worm farm or compost you can potentially save hundreds of kilos of waste from landfill every year. If your food scraps do end up in landfill, they break down without the help of oxygen, which means they create methane. Methane's 21 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, so that's bad news for the climate.
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Thanks a mill for your kind words. Have been having a ball making Green Action fun, easy and accessible for about 8 months now. So really glad you're enjoying it =)
Til next time!
Lovely slippery slimy worms
Oh, add that one to the Chrissy list!! Worm Juice hey.. We like it!!
And for those wondering which types of worms to get your hands on - Tiger worms, Indian Blues and Red Wrigglers are the best bet. They quite happily live together and require similar conditions so there's no trouble there.
Best of luck folks!
worm farms
My worm farm is perhaps the best present I've ever received. It has zero smell. Zero.
Be sure to invest some $$$ in a lot of worms to start as it helps them get to a critical mass of population asap. 500 or 1000 extra worms make a big difference. Remember - the more worms, the more waste you can process.
You can bottle the worm juice and give it away as presents. Yes - I am serious. Dilute it 3:1 to make a great liquid fertiliser.
Enjoy.
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