Tag Archives: compost

Ugh. Exhuming the food compost

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Chrystal

We’ve hit the peak of summer food production. Every meal is centered around apples, green beans, lettuce or kale and I am investigating new and exciting ways to sneak zucchini into most recipes. I’ve been making a variation of Szechuan … Continue reading →

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Compost Rant

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Chrystal

(This post requires a disclaimer. Compost is my favorite gardening topic. I get extremely passionate and opinionated about compost and I can talk about it for hours. You don’t have to indulge me by reading this whole post. Really, you … Continue reading →

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Compost discussions with Dr. Mooks

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Chrystal

Dr. Mooks and I went for lunch last week and talked compost.  Since Dr. Mooks is a psychiatrist (not my personal psychiatrist, thank you) she doesn’t really mind that I am moderately obsessed about gardening and compost. I am a … Continue reading →

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Free worms from Vivian

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Chrystal

My friend Vivian lives in the West End and in addition to her clothing-design and culinary superpowers, she has worm composting down to a fine art.  Every few months she gives me a huge bag (or two) of worm-composted food-waste … Continue reading →

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Compost Queen

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Chrystal

Gardening for me isn’t just about planting things and watching them grow, nor is it eating vegetables that we grew. For me, the real miracle is how things break down, back into soil. We have several compost bins at work … Continue reading →

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