It’s about time-yes?!

The first commercial solar power tower in the United States was unveiled near Lancaster, Calif., on Aug. 5 by eSolar.  The Sierra SunTower solar power plant in Lancaster, Calif., can power more than 4,000 homes in California’s Antelope Valley.

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Something to think about…what could we really live without?

Don’t throw it away, compost it!

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Healthy-People-Healthy-Planet/Disposable-Products.aspx

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The Compost Comfort® Composting Bag

BALTIMORE, Md. — Are you concerned about the environment, but tired of traditional composting methods? Fear not. Less Work Gardening Inc. announces a new product that allows residential gardeners to speed up the composting process while actually spending less time doing it. Made in the U.S., these Compost Comfort(R) Compost Bags promote quicker composting through air and moisture – the keys to composting – and makes aeration as easy as 1-2-3. The fabric is air permeable and also allows water in when needed.

The Compost Comfort(R) Compost Bags come in two sizes to fit different needs. The medium-sized one holds nine gallons and fits into most commercial bins, tumblers and kitchen containers. The large size holds 18 gallons and is for larger containment needs.

If the bag is going to be used as a compost-storage bag, the medium size is recommended because the large bag can get heavy. However, if used as a composting bag, the large bag will weigh less since it will be filled with a mix of green and brown material; when the compost is finished, the bulk will be approximately half the initial amount. The medium bag, being half the capacity, will weigh even less. It all depends on specific composting needs.

The compost bags come with a 10-year warranty against UV-deterioration, but Wong adds that, “The bags will actually last must longer than that, so we will not realize much income from replacement bags.”

For more information, visit: www.compostcomfort.com

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The incredible “shrinking” plastic bag!

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/unveiling-a-platic-bag-ban-in-mexico-city/

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It's Time We Learned How to Compost!

It is estimated that the average person throws away around 4 pounds of garbage per day. Around 75 percent of that garbage is comprised of organic matter, which means it is compostable. Isn’t it time we started doing our part to reduce the amount of garbage ending up in landfills and learned how to compost?

Composting is a way to speed up the natural, biological process through which organic wastes are reduced to humus, which is dark, earth like organic matter that has reached the point where it will not break down any further. This finished compost or humus greatly improves soil texture and better enables the soil to retain nutrients, moisture and air for the support of healthy flowers and vegetables. Composting is something we can all do to help the environment, and it is rather easy to learn how to compost. Read the rest of this entry

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The New and Improved Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter

The Worm Factory 360

Introducing the Worm Factory 360, which is the new and improved Worm Factory. If you are looking for a well-built worm composting bin, this is the one for you.

Composting with worms allows you to turn kitchen scraps, paper waste and cardboard into nutrient-rich soil for your plants. the Worm Factory 360 composting system takes the effort out of composting.

The Worm Factory 360 has been greatly improved over the previous model The Worm Factory.  The new design has an increased air flow, which increases the composting speed.  Now you can produce compost much faster than traditional composting methods. Master Gardeners agree that worm castings or worm compost is some of the richest forms of fertilizer that you can use. Read the rest of this entry

Worm Composting with the Worm Factory®

Worm composting—I am sure you have heard of it, but what the heck is it?  Worm composting is a wonderfully efficient way to convert kitchen scraps, cardboard and junk mail into nutrient-rich compost for your garden.  Did you know that these wiggly composters can eat their body weight in garbage in a day?  That’s a lot of composting going on.

Earthworms are very efficient little composters leaving behind some of the richest and most productive compost known.  These worm castings or worm compost contain 5 to 11 times the amount of available of N-P-K as the soil the worms ate to produce those castings.  So how do these wiggly composters do their magical work?  The worm’s intestinal tract secretions act to chemically liberate plant nutrients with the aid of the microorganisms present in the soil.  These wonderful earthworms tunnel through your soil day and night liberating plant nutrients wherever they go!

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