Just a quick announcement that came across my desk last week ...


The North Coventry Environmental Advisory Council, in Conjunction with Chester County and Penn State, will be providing a compost barrel, free of charge to North Coventry Township residents. The only requirement is that you attend a composting training session on Saturday, June 28th at 9:00 AM.

The training will be given by a certified Master Composter at the North Coventry Township building. There are 50 compost barrels (about 40 gallon capacity) available and will be given out after the training session on a first come first serve basis, limit one per household. Contact Bill Cannon at 610-326-3918 to reserve a barrel and a seat at the training.

Composting is an environmentally friendly way to decompose plant material. Fruits, vegetables, leaves, tea bags, coffee grounds, egg shells, grass clippings are common items that are easily composted. Composting these items keeps them from ending up in landfills, saving transportation costs and landfill space. It is estimated that about one third of landfill space is taken up by organic yard and kitchen waste.You end up with free nutrient rich compost, which can be used to improve soil in gardens, lawns and flower pots. Using compost can eliminate the need to add fertilizer to the soil. After all, the fewer chemicals we use, the better off the environment is.



Wish I was a Norco resident, I could use some tips on composting myself -- look in my blog's archives for my composting history ...



And, I stand corrected! My mom pointed out to me this weekend that I did not purchase the Earth Boxes at the QVC Outlet store. They were ordered at the end of last summer (Labor Day weekend, I think) from the Home Shopping Network. So if you were looking for them at QVC, sorry, check out http://www.hsn.com/ for info.