Compost Beginnings-Circle of Life
Last year, Biceps and I made our DIY Spinning Composter to speed up the process of breaking down organic materials (a couple of weeks instead of a couple of months). 
The composter was repinned so many times on pinterest, that we made a video showing exactly how the composter operates.
I love recycling the stuff I normally would toss in the garbage as I’m cooking.
I’m using a large pickle jar to gather my kitchen scraps-taking it out to the composter when it’s full and overflowing with goodness.
I opted for a glass jar, rather than plastic-due to the stinky factor.
Soon, what you see here will be composted down into beautiful black compost.
My garden will say “Yum!”, pushing this nutrient rich compost through their hardy roots and into the plant .
And I will say “Yum” when my plants are producing a bountiful harvest due to the increased nutrients, with which I will once again compost the peelings, tips and scraps back into the garden.
It’s the circle of life.
One other thing you can do to be even more frugal. Save those scraps in the freezer until you have enough and make stock with them and THEN compost them. And plant the stubb from the celery and it will grow more celery – same with green onions. Save the bottom bit and place it in some soil. No need to keep buying more green onions.
You can make some really yummy stock out of onion skins and tips, carrot peelings, celery tops, etc. Add a carcass or two from a chicken or some bones from a roast (last one I did had a chicken carcass, bone from a rib-eye and a ham bone. Boy was it GOOD!)
Just take the bones/fat/meat scraps out of the veggie matter before putting the veggie matter in the composter.
Love it Darlene! I didn’t know about planting the celery stalk-that’s amazing. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for the tips!
This is brilliant. My OH has just started gardening and he wants something like this for our veg.
Thanks for sharing. I always find such goodness on your blog!
– Adele @ Mammy Made
sweet, I’m sure this will go on my hubby’s list for this summer!