Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Basically there are two reasons to compost. The first is to recycle leftover food, grass cuttings, and fallen leaves that might ordinarily end up in a landfill. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. There are many ways to store the compost until it’s ready to use.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

(I didn't compost the salad, because it had feta cheese mixed in) We certainly eat leftovers, but by the end of last week, we were (1) lazy and (2) lazy. Eating leftovers is one of my tenets of saving money in the kitchen but I am even guilty of wasting food at times. 600 is what many Americans spend on food each month.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Run the coconut meat through the small shredder of my food processor. If you want a finer shred, try pulsing the shredded coconut using the blade of the food processor. I tossed the whole coconut in the compost. If you have compost, be sure to throw the husk into it. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the soft brown layer.

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MAY 5, 2011

I was very excited to receive an email that My Backyard Composting article was being featured at BlogHer.com on their Green Page. Since 2005, BlogHer's mission has been "to create opportunities for women who blog to gain exposure, education, community and economic empowerment." Have you been to BlogHer.com ?

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