It turns out there are several greenhouse gasses causing our planet to overheat and destabilizing our planet. We've all heard of CO2 but another gas, methane, can be up to 34 times more powerful than CO2. What does that mean for us here in Livingston? It turns out we can reduce methane LOCALLY. That's because methane escapes from rotting food in landfills. Food scraps from our tables and buried in our landfills are a big cause of climate change.
Composting food solves this problem and we can do it! Some of us are using Bokashi (a product with a base like wheat bran plus the micro organism EM1) to compost our food waste while releasing NO methane! Our composted food goes right into our garden soil, making healthier food.
YBCC is beginning to discuss ways to support large scale food (and green waste) composting in our town. If you would like to join that effort, contact Katherine Dunlap: kdunlap406@gmail.com. If you want to jump in with your own home composting, contact Joanie: joankresich@gmail.com
The power to help stabilize our climate is right here, in our gardens and our community composting systems. Let's tap that power!
-Joanie Kresich
Composting food solves this problem and we can do it! Some of us are using Bokashi (a product with a base like wheat bran plus the micro organism EM1) to compost our food waste while releasing NO methane! Our composted food goes right into our garden soil, making healthier food.
YBCC is beginning to discuss ways to support large scale food (and green waste) composting in our town. If you would like to join that effort, contact Katherine Dunlap: kdunlap406@gmail.com. If you want to jump in with your own home composting, contact Joanie: joankresich@gmail.com
The power to help stabilize our climate is right here, in our gardens and our community composting systems. Let's tap that power!
-Joanie Kresich
