LAGUNA FARM COMPOST PROJECT UPDATE

Hi Laguna Farm members,

It’s Jessica Jones, the compost girl, with your first compost update!  On behalf of Laguna Farm and myself, I’d like to thank all of you who have been contributing to the compost bin out on the farm. 

Good work, and keep it up! So far we have built a 3 foot x 12 foot Lasagna Compost pile (so called because it’s layered).  Composting takes time, effort, and continuous responsibility, and it gives to everyone who contributes an insight into how we can redirect our waste and create something that will heal the earth and feed our plants.

A mural has been painted on the compost bin, with the names of the people and businesses who made this project a reality.  A worm bin has also been established in the herb garden, where we are transitioning worms into a new habitat. I come by every other week to check on the compost pile and the worms.  You might even see me with a compost thermometer checking the temperature: a good compost pile will have an average temperature of 110 degrees, meaning that the pile is in ACTIVE decomposition phase.  Right now the pile at the farm, behind the chicken coop, is around 98 degrees.

For more information on composting please check out my new website: www.freewebs.com/compostlady/.

COMPOSTING WORKSHOP

• Have questions about composting?
• Looking for an ideal method to green your business and/or home?
• Want to find the right method of composting for you? 

Come to a free composting and mulch workshop with Jessica Jones, compost expert, on Sunday, August 24, 10 AM – 2 PM,  hosted by Frogsong Cohousing Community, 8290 Old Redwood Highway, in Cotati. You’ll learn about aerobic and anaerobic composting, worm composting and worm bins, and lasagna composting.

Contact Jessica at jessica7787@sbcglobal.net, or view her website at www.freewebs.com/compostlady.