Brummet's Conscious Blog

 Kudos ! For our regular readers it is nothing new to hear (or read) the topic of compost on our various media outlets over the last 20 years – from books to guest blog posts and interviews to writing books, articles and social media posts, dozens of 1 hour segments on the subject on our old radio show and more. Just use the “search” the blog tool on the (right side tool bar of this blog) and you’ll find numerous discussions on the topic right here on this blog. Knowing that as much as 60% of the waste in landfill could be composted, and compostable items in the landfill are actually up to 22 times more damaging to the environment than CO2… it is a topic and hobby of mine that has become a dedicated passion. As such I always get a spark of excitement when I learn of major leaps in the industry. Way over on the other side of Canada (we are in BC) in Cape St. George, Newfoundland they’ve created a very successful food waste composting system. For this commun...

-- Recommended Resources --  Let's start today with a link to a large public-interest non-profit organization that focuses on health, justice and sustainability in agriculture. You'll find plenty of campaigns you can join, projects you can support, networking, community events and volunteer/ gardening connections. http://www.organicconsumers.org/ Next: Here is a humorous and informative discussion by Michael Pollan – about how plants manipulate their environment to their benefit, and looking at the plant’s point of view when it comes to agriculture. In this talk he gives the example of Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm ( www.PolyFaceFarms.com ) where on just 100 acres he is able to produce 40000 lbs of beef, 000 lbs of rabbit, 30000 lbs of pork, 25,0000 eggs and hay, with an additional 450 acres of sustainably managed forest. This talk touches on all the terms we hear about in the industry – biodynamic, biodiversity, sustainable,...