[lbo-talk] Hijacking

[Miles Jackson]

joanna wrote:
> Take compost for example. I was mulling over this as I was turning over 
> my compost pile this weekend.
>
> Just as we have recycling bins today, we could have a compost bin and we 
> could leave it at the curb every week for the compost truck to pick up. 
> This would result in millions of metric tons of the best soil amendment 
> there is at a very small cost. The alternative? More landfill.
>
> This would not be an expensive program to run. It is simplicity itself.
>
> 1. collect organic matter.
> 2. mix with leaves/grass
> 3. let sit for 90 days.
> 4. dig into those millions of acres of farmland that are turning into 
> gray dust as a result of petrochemical "fertilization"
>
> Joanna
>
>
>   
We have this in the Portland OR area.  It works well.

Miles