A visit to New York’s Battery Park City reveals a composting operation 20 yards from the Ritz-Carlton, and nary a complaint.
Got questions about composting? Good. Our blogger just answered a whole bunch at a local coop.
Finished compost in weeks? Or years? The route to botanical bliss depends on the balance of browns and greens, hot and cold.
Class notes from Composting 101: In this week's adventures, our wiser and greener elders share the storied history of composting in New York City.
Interests: Anything with an ING:
dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading,
watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming,
surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing,
driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting,
loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke/
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure/
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their
own battles and didn't give up/
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY/
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run/
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.