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How to Make your Own Compost

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Composting is something my hubby and I do and love. Compost is possibly the most efficient and useful way of disposing of household waste; nearly 40% of this waste is compostable. Compost is then be used on the garden as an organic and valuable fertilizer and soil improver. Why make compost? Types of composting .

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Commercial Or Organic Food – What’s On Your Plate?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Organic farmers use natural fertilizers that feed the soil and improve its structure; these include compost and manures. Crops are rotated each season to control disease and to ensure the soil doesn’t become depleted in nutrients; different plants use different nutrients and some give back nutrition to the soil. What Does Science Say?

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