A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Reader Contribution by Stan Slaughter
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Growing and preparing one’s own food is for many of us a lifestyle, not a hobby. We’re committed to the principles of sound homestead ecology-cycling the nutrients in our food through our bodies and those in our food scraps back into production. There are myriad ways to recycle these organic treasures. Composting them in an active pile comes to mind first. Sheet composting them by applying them to the soil and covering with mulch works well. Feeding them to domestic animals, even and especially red wiggler worms is a great answer. Dumping the garbage “on the back side” (of the farm) for wild animals is pretty common and works well enough if there’s plenty of space.</p>
<p class=”p1″>These solutions won’t work for everyone. Neighborhood associations may prohibit composting. Space may be limited. Large families may generate too much waste for their situation and only a few of us live where “wet waste” is collected at the curb, although municipal composting of food scraps is growing rapidly. So if you’re in one of those “can’t compost” situations and still want to recycle your kitchen scraps, what can you do?</p>
<p class=”p1″>Enter two solutions that I’ve run into as I’ve attended composting conferences over the years. The first is the <a title=”Solar Cone” href=”http://www.solarcone.net.”>Solar Cone</a>. This is a thigh-high green plastic cone with a porous plastic  bottom section that is buried.</p>

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