This is going to sound silly but where do you get the stuff from to become more environmentally friendly? Like the compost bins, worm farms, worms etc.
Mel. Ashfield.
Hi Mel, no question around sustainability is silly if you or someone else can get something useful from the answer! In this case the startup equipment and ongoing supplies can come from nature, a pile of discarded materials headed for the tip, a fashionable eco-shop, a hardware store in your area, your local council or even web based catalogs with home delivery.
First of all aim to learn a little about what each of the system need, what their functions are and what will be the ‘yields’ that will come out of it and you will be on the right path to choosing the best organic recycling system for your circumstances. For example a wormfarm produces a small volume of high quality worm castings that are like garden gold but it also provides a plentiful supply of home made liquid soil conditioner that will help your plants thrive. You can buy a worm farm or a compost bin at hardware stores or garden centres amongst other places but you can make one from a used polystyrene box or do as I am doing and build one out of an old laundry sink with a lid built on it and with a bucket to catch the ‘worm tea’. You can cut the bottom out of an old rubbish bin and use that for composting but they often tend to be a little small. Around 200 litres seems to be a pretty good size whichever way you go.
The good news is that you are surrounded by options! As a starting point if you think that you will have garden waste as well as food waste then you may want to consider a composting system rather than specifically a worm based system – it will end up full of worms and other decomposers anyway.
In your local area Ashfield Council have great tips in the environmental section of their website plus they run some excellent composting and wormfarming workshops including how to go with the cheap but effective DIY options. Happy composting!
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