The vision for an organic economy.....begins with the soil. THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING & COMPOST USE 1. Reduces Waste 2. Improves Soil • Creates a rich nutrient-filled material, humus • Increases the nutrient content in soils • Helps soils retain moisture • Reduces or eliminate the need for chemicalfertilizers • Suppresses plant diseases and pests • Promotes higher yields of agricultural crops • Helps regenerate poor soils • Has the ability to cleanup (remediate) contaminated soil 3. Reduces Stormwater Runoff & Soil Erosion 4. Protects the Climate • Cuts Landfill Methane Emissions • Stores carbon • Improves soil’s ability to store carbon • Substitutes for energy-intensive fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides • Improves plant growth, and thus carbon sequestration • Reduces energy use for irrigation 5. Creates Jobs & Supports Local Economies • Composting can be small-scale and local • Jobs are local • Composting linked to urban farm production • Composting can diversify farm products and increase farm income • Compost products tend to be used locally • Use of compost products sustains additional businesses and green jobs READ MORE: ilsr.org/composting-sense-tables/ ANOTHER URBAN SUCCESS STORY: ybertaud9.wordpress/2011/12/02/1-million-lbs-of-food-a-year-on-3-acres-10000-fish-500-yards-compost/ MAKE YOUR OWN COMPOST: dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/facts/compost.htm rodale/compost-and-organic-gardening motherearthnews/organic-gardening/how-to-make-compost-zm0z12onzsor.aspx?ViewAll=True#axzz2SwFgpWay
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