When it comes to home composting, does 2,000 worms under your kitchen sink sound like more than you bargained for? A low-maintenance vermicomposting system just might change your mind. OK, so worms in your kitchen may sound, well, ick, but just a few of these magical red wigglers can turn leftovers into nutrient-rich compost with absolutely no odor or mess (we swear!). It's easy: Just buy a vermicomposting bin or make your own from a plastic storage bin (check out the Lower East Side Ecology Center guide to learn how), then add moist newspaper strips and worms, and toss in food scraps (sans dairy, meat, or fish). In a few months, you'll have an organic soil additive your lawn and plants will love. No muss, no fuss, and no need to buy conventional chem-filled fertilizer...what a bargain...
Can o' Worms
01.10.2008
Submitted by bdisylvester on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 12:01am.
The Bite:
Wanna Try:
Lower East Side Ecology Center, at the Union Square Green Market Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Vermicomposting bin, $45; red wiggler worms, $17/lb.
LIKE THIS TIP? TRY THIS:
Cocktail Fact
Worms...or pigs? Red wiggler worms can eat their own weight in food every day.
Small Changes Add Up
If 10,000 NY Biters compost 3 lb of kitchen scraps each week, we'll keep the weight of over 10,000 sanitation workers worth of waste out of landfills every year.
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