Get a book on composting and set up a compost pile in your back yard. Your kitchen vegetable and fruit (no meat) scraps can be composted along with leaves and grass clippings to make safe organic fertilizer for your lawn and garden. Why buy expensive chemical fertilizers when you can make your own and reduce waste at the same time?
Some composting resources:
'The Art of Composting' from Recycling Information Center, Metro. Service District, 2000 SW First Ave., Portland OR 97201, $1.25
'Biocycle Magazine', special section on composting in Oct. 1987 issue.
'The Rodale Guide to Composting' (book) Rodale Press, 1-800-441-7761 *** Get a book on composting and set up a compost pile in your back yard. Your kitchen vegetable and fruit (no meat) scraps can be composted along with leaves and grass clippings to make safe organic fertilizer for your lawn and garden. Why buy expensive chemical fertilizers when you can make your own and reduce waste at the same time?