Baby Composter
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We make rich fertile soil at my housing co-op with our 3-bin composter system. With that dirt we plant flower and vegetable gardens throughout the grounds. The whole community gets in on the act - pictured here are my son and my neighbour. They are covering food scraps with dried leaves to keep fruit flies and odours at bay. Our co-op has been recognized by the Recycling Council of Ontario for the most significant overall achievement in waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
23 Responses
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On 26 March 2008 Rachel Mckinnie gave props:
Love it!!! That's so great that the whole community bands together like that. I never thought about keeping the flies and odor under control like that. Does it work well?
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On 26 March 2008 glindaraye gave props:
nice photo - we used to do this
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On 26 March 2008 Kiwi ana gave props:
Awesome light
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On 26 March 2008 Kevin Wood said:
This a very good photo. It tells a story to me instantly, love it when that happens. :-)
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On 26 March 2008 John Linton gave props:
Love the light.
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On 26 March 2008 Catherine Kurvink gave props:
Can I come live with you? I'll compost up a storm, I promise!
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On 26 March 2008 Paul Lavallee gave props:
great for the theme, the boy adds a nice touch
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On 27 March 2008 maria tizon gave props:
First, it is very awesome that you guys are doing your part. Second, your teaching your little boy early to be environmentally conscious. Third, I just love your shots of your son. He's too cute.
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On 27 March 2008 Steven Heipel said:
Love how you've used the natural light so, so well here. Nice work on the waste reduction too!!
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On 27 March 2008 jan cain gave props:
you rock!
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On 28 March 2008 Ronnie Ginnever gave props:
Lovely image, hopefully his generation will insure our future.
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On 29 March 2008 Marie Wilson said:
I knew a boy who played the violin throughout his childhood then gave it up as a teenager. In university he got a degree in physics. Now a young man, he is the assistant conductor to the Boston Symphony. My son (pictured above) is now eleven and finds the compost rather disgusting! I mean to say: what they learn as children becomes a part of them and stays with them. Not that my boy should become the assistant composter to the Toronto Recycling Commission but he will no doubt find it less yucky and more noble when he is older!
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On 31 March 2008 Joli B said:
what a wonderful age to have them start practicing sustainability! great pic maria!
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On 6 April 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Great entry Marie. I am constantly working on my own composting piles and skills. I've got a lot to learn.
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On 7 April 2008 Nancy Charter Kechnie Goatbe said:
So easy to captivate their interests when they are small..Your son will likely want to have the beauty of gardening at some point in his future..I read somewhere..and maybe u know..of people removeing plastic from a babies unused disposable diaper, takeing the fibers on the inside of the diaper and burying them in with their potted plants..The article stated the fibers will disinigrate and that they have polymeers that retain the water in the soil they are added too, requireing less watering.. I never tried it..but I wonder if it would work... Congradt,s on all your enviromentally active and helpful activities...
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On 7 April 2008 Paul Themens said:
beautiful image, it brings back fond memories.
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On 7 April 2008 rory cobbe gave props:
teach them young...excellent.
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On 20 April 2008 Maria Lujan Ferrari said:
Its a lovely image!!
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On 26 April 2008 Melissa Glasscock said:
Way cool! I started my first compost bin today. :)
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On 30 May 2008 Meggie Schwendemann gave props:
Congratulation Marie :)
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On 31 May 2008 Pilar Coll i Gatells said:
Felicitacions!
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On 31 May 2008 Marie Wilson said:
Thank You!!
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On 6 June 2008 Eric Sayah gave props:
Excellent... congrats on the publication of this!
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