Creating a Natural Habitat with Composting

A cup of coffee can last longer than just the cup itself. Have you ever thought of taking those grounds and starting a composting mixture? I think of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme, "The House That Jack Built" when I think of composting. You remember how it goes, "This is the rat that ate the malt that live in the house that Jack built. This is the cat that ate the rat that at the malt that lived in the house that Jack built, and so on". Basically, it means one thing can lead to another.

When I think composting, I think of wildlife. Today, our wildlife is being ignored. We don't consciously think of what they do for our own sustainable living. We take them for granted from the birds to the bees. It seems more people are concerned about hurting personal feelings over what is being said or who's the father of Anna Nicole's baby than our wildlife. Without our wildlife, we can't survive.

Recently, we have been seeing a decline in our bee population. Have you ever thought about what a bee does for you before you are about to smack it away? Bees pollinate our flowers and grains which provides us our foods, directly and indirectly. The animals consume the food and humans consume their meat. Think of all those breads, vegetables, and other food groups we have.

You can create a natural habitat for wildlife in your own back yard. First, be consciously aware of everything you make that can be used for compost, from coffee grounds and eggs to the water you boil them in. Composting is diversified in its usage. There are many benefits to composting. It can control waste, reduces the need for pesticides and creates fertile soils. It can improve moisture content to control drought resistance areas and more efficient water utilization.

Our wastes alone make up 20-30% of our landfills. Incinerators are used to reduce the volume of material in our landfills, including grass clippings. However, grass clippings and other organic wastes with high moisture content reduce their efficiency. Therefore, composting grass clipping and other organic wastes help to conserve energy.