Compost

I had no idea when I started this blog that I'd eventually end up posting a photo of what we normally throw away but here we are.

In an effort to homestead our small, suburban property our goals are to be as self-sufficient, resourceful and productive as we can be.

We need better soil. Period. 

We have dreams of growing this place wild and free but that's not going to happen with non-nutritious dirt. Bagged compost can be really expensive. We have tons of kitchen and yard scraps though. And voila! We solved more than a few problems - get rid of trash without wasting it, not add to our already full landfills, and get free nutrition for our soil. 

My Momma got this for us for Christmas - thank you!!!

I'm proud to already say that we have more compost than actual garbage or recyclables and Tessa knows exactly if something can go in the compost bowl. 

It's a double-compartment rolling composter that allows you to start on a bath while keep adding to the other. That way something is always cooking and something is always available to add to.

We have way more kitchen scraps (mostly "greens") than I thought we would so we needed to balance it out with yard scraps ("browns") so the right mini ecosystem would develop and turn out trash into compost. 

With the cold of winter I'm sure it'll take some time to get going but we are well on our way to compost!