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Author Garden: Weezie's Favorite topic Barb H. Dream Gardener Member # 1787 posted                    Hey, Weezie! I wanted to tell ya that I saw something on the news about worm composting. Maybe you saw it? This school uses cloth napkins and metal untensils and puts their scraps into a compost pile. It is a school wide project and the woman said that the worms weren't as *icky* as they looked!! What a great science project for the kids! * * * * Plants: 458 | From: Pennsylvania, USA | Registered: Jan 2004  |  Seeded: 69.139.4.81 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                    What were the cloth napkins and metal utensils for?? Holding the worms??? Or putting in the scraps??? Just curious!!! That topic is alot of fun for kids!! They are sooooo amazed you put in stuff that's thrown away and in a short time it's "disappeared!!!" So cool for kids to learn about composting. Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.103 Barb H. Dream Gardener Member # 1787 posted                    Oops! Sorry! It was a school that was doing the composting. They were trying to avoid waste in all areas of the school, so they used cloth napkins and silverware instead of throw aways. They also had pigs that they fed some of the leftovers to. I thought it was pretty cool...and the school saved 7thousand dollars composting the garbage and using the cloth napkins, etc. * * * * Plants: 458 | From: Pennsylvania, USA | Registered: Jan 2004  |  Seeded: 69.139.4.81 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                    Hmmmmm....have to wash the dishes....water, gas, electricity, dishsoap, time $$$$ ....and what happens to the poor pig???? * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                    Karen, They also trained him to use the cloth napkins and silverware when eating the leftovers!!!!! I'm sorry, just couldn't resist!!!! Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.103 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                    Karen, Although I see exactly your point, alot of what composting stands for is that the object of composting is recycling and that the world is not a throw away world. A little tiny bit of time *yeah, tell that to my sink of dishes* but to wash a reuseable plate, silverware and napkins, we're reusing items again and again instead of making new stuff, and throwing it away and filling dumps with endless items......... Eventually where will all our waste go, that does NOT decompose??? Those dumps get pretty high!!! So, there for it teaches kids to try and respect what CAN BE reused, and reuse it!!!! And even if it only connects with a few children, that helps the future soooooooooo much.......... Does that make sense in a recycled way??????? I wish alot more things were recycled honestly.... I can remember my parents telling me a few things from the war time, where panty hose was something sort of treasured, and you hand washed and really took care of them, because you AIN"T going to the store to buy another pair like we can today, or even the tubes of toothpaste were returned I believe,... if you didn't return it you didnt' get a new one.... I wish something could worked like that, I know alot of single mom's, or double working parents, etc., are rolling their eyes (*Don't I got enough work to do, I know!!!) But for the wellfare of the ONE AND ONLY PLANET WE GOT..... Weezie (*Compost Fanatic*) * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.103 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                    Don't get me wrong....I recycle everything....and I do compost...and layer compost and dig trench and compost!!!! When water (at least in my area) is being shipped in and the price is soooo high it kinda makes you think which way is more beneficial on some of the recycling..... I agree the landfills are totally being overwhelmed and if people would just shred and make mulch/compost from there plant materials that would reduce the landfills considerably. There are some places using the gas to power nearby schools etc....but they need to figure out more ways to make use of the TRASH remains. People think these electric cars are better for the environment...when in actuality they are producing different pollutants. The society is wrong in general for making products that are disposable. We live in a technical society now and things are just moving soooo fast! Used to be able to get appliances that would last for years now they break and are replaceable for cheaper than it would be to get them fixed. And all the packaging everything is in....OMG!!!! From my understanding the paper which is being made now is from specific wood farms and not from other countries....the wood from other countries...is being used for mainly lumber. New homes etc. Does anyone have more information. Remember that some of these organizations like to expand the truth and play on our sympathy for money.....Don't get me wrong there are org. that do tell the truth....just keep in mind you need to read from several sources than trusting just one source!!! We the customers need to buckle down and demand something more for our hard earned money! We all control the supply and demand! Think before you buy.....IS IT A NECESSITY???? !!!! Sorry for the rambling of thoughts.... * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5

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