Composting: Part 1

I now have a garden, complete with baby vegetable plants and herbs. But before I had the garden, I had a compost pile. I wanted to grow our garden sans chemicals and artificial fertilizers, so I read a book about composting and another book about organic gardening and companion planting. What follows is a brief but hopefully thorough account of what composting involves. Don’t be intimidated by the length of this post. The main thing you need to know about compost: if you pile a bunch of organic matter, it will rot, whether or not you follow all of these tips. Have fun with it! All information is from Let It Rot! The Gardener’s Guide to Composting by Stu Campbell.

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Naturo-Body

Being instilled with a holistic appreciation of life, I like to do things because they are GOOD, in every sense of the word. Here are common toxins I have discovered that are in most beauty products we use AND the natural alternatives that I am using.

TOXINS
(visit The Major Ingredients to Avoid and Cosmetic Database for more information on these toxins and what they’re linked to.)

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