Comments on: Jessica Levels Up Her Green Living Goals http://1800recycling.com/2010/01/jessica-green-living-goals/ Green is Good. Fri, 25 May 2012 13:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Melanie http://1800recycling.com/2010/01/jessica-green-living-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Melanie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:59:05 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=2667#comment-1136 I tried a "wormery" many years ago. I figured it would be an easy way to decompose vegetable waste, and at the time I had 3 small boys who were enamered with worms. We built a rectangular box out of wood with a screen bottom to let the moisture run out and the worms to have some air, and a hinged top. We bought a box of baby worms--- so small! They looked like little bits of red thread. We dutifully added our vegetable scraps to the box of worms that contained ordinary dirt, leaves, and grass clippings. And the worms grew into nice fat recognizable earthworms. But what began as a wormery turned out to be a spidery. The top of the box, that had a hinged lid-- very handy for opening and closing--became covered with hideous, insideous spiders (yes--I am arachnophobic). The boys became scared of the spiders and wouldn't go near the box. We let the spiders take over and hoped they would be killed by the winter freeze. Fast forward twenty years later: I am composting in my backyard, now. I save vegetable scraps in a 3 pound plastic container that has a lid and indentations to use as handles-- it's also red in color, so it matches the color of my kitchen. I line it with plastic bags--the ones from the produce section-- no, they're not bad if you can reuse them--and take the refuse down to the compost pile once-a-week to mix into the compost pile. It's very convenient, and doesn't stink up the kitchen--which is nice. Thanks for your great ideas, Jessica! I tried a “wormery” many years ago. I figured it would be an easy way to decompose vegetable waste, and at the time I had 3 small boys who were enamered with worms. We built a rectangular box out of wood with a screen bottom to let the moisture run out and the worms to have some air, and a hinged top. We bought a box of baby worms— so small! They looked like little bits of red thread. We dutifully added our vegetable scraps to the box of worms that contained ordinary dirt, leaves, and grass clippings. And the worms grew into nice fat recognizable earthworms. But what began as a wormery turned out to be a spidery. The top of the box, that had a hinged lid– very handy for opening and closing–became covered with hideous, insideous spiders (yes–I am arachnophobic). The boys became scared of the spiders and wouldn’t go near the box. We let the spiders take over and hoped they would be killed by the winter freeze. Fast forward twenty years later: I am composting in my backyard, now. I save vegetable scraps in a 3 pound plastic container that has a lid and indentations to use as handles– it’s also red in color, so it matches the color of my kitchen. I line it with plastic bags–the ones from the produce section– no, they’re not bad if you can reuse them–and take the refuse down to the compost pile once-a-week to mix into the compost pile. It’s very convenient, and doesn’t stink up the kitchen–which is nice. Thanks for your great ideas, Jessica!

]]> By: Maegan Green http://1800recycling.com/2010/01/jessica-green-living-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Maegan Green Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:31:51 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=2667#comment-640 Great for you Jessica! Cheers for a greener world! Great for you Jessica!

Cheers for a greener world!

]]> By: ThisGlobe.com — Blog — Eye-Opening Resolutions: Three Simple Steps http://1800recycling.com/2010/01/jessica-green-living-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-634 ThisGlobe.com — Blog — Eye-Opening Resolutions: Three Simple Steps Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:11:39 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=2667#comment-634 [...] more New Year’s resolutions, check out writer Jessica Bates’ steps to staying eco-friendly locally and getting the most out of her [...] [...] more New Year’s resolutions, check out writer Jessica Bates’ steps to staying eco-friendly locally and getting the most out of her [...]

]]> By: ThisGlobe.com — Blog — My Green Resolutions http://1800recycling.com/2010/01/jessica-green-living-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-631 ThisGlobe.com — Blog — My Green Resolutions Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:10:24 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=2667#comment-631 [...] For more author resolutions, see how Jessica Bates is finding ways to conserve in the city. [...] [...] For more author resolutions, see how Jessica Bates is finding ways to conserve in the city. [...]

]]> By: Corey Ann http://1800recycling.com/2010/01/jessica-green-living-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Corey Ann Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:25:38 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=2667#comment-613 hope you keep positing and let us know how your "leveling up" turns out! you're the best! hope you keep positing and let us know how your “leveling up” turns out! you’re the best!

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