April 22, 2008

Dirt Don’t Hurt

Heart Beet Gardening

Mary, Mary, quite contrary. How does your garbage grow?

With used coffee grounds, old eggshells, and kitchen scraps away you’ll throw.

Now, Mary, have you ever considered composting? It is Earth Day, after all.

Heart Beet Gardening, an edible landscape company founded by three urban agriculture and enviro studies grads, shows you how to take organic matters into your own hands.

While setting you up to grow your own or simply taking you through compost 101, they’ll teach you the process, outline the dos and don’ts, and provide supplies — namely a container to suit your needs, whether that means a bin small enough to stash on an apartment balcony or a full-blown backyard unit. (They also recommend getting a getting a cheap one through the city).

Once they break it down, you’ll be ready to start lessening your landfill load — no pitchforks, worm farm field trips, or patchouli necessary.

Nobody likes a waste case, Mare.

Heart Beet Gardening (310-460-9365 or heartbeetgardening.com). For more information on city compost bin sales, go to lacity.org.