Today, personal health as we know starts with great fuel—the food we put in our bodies. The old saying “you are what you eat” has proven a truism in today’s world of health focus. Interesting statistics note that the newest of baby boomers are taking less medicine than our predecessors. So how do we eat great and reduce the work to grow good food? The answer: composting for our garden!
In a weird way, it can actually be enjoyable. Here is our recipe. Involve your kids (or someone else’s…it worked for my Dad). We gather leaves and grass from our property, or for fun, we actually pick up bags of well mown leaves from the adjacent neighborhoods and store them at our barn for use as the base for mixing with fresh grass clippings in the summertime. You can either compost or place dead leaves directly into the garden as mulch. Earthworms eat dead leaves and thus aerate and fertilize your garden while you are asleep. We accomplish three things:
1. Save energy of mulching our own leaves.
2. Reduce bags of leaves in the landfill.
3. Produce healthy vegetables that we share with kids that help, our friends and neighbors.
You can do this so easy! For more information, visit goo.gl/LM8mFF