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verifiedboomer t1_j8ypar2 wrote

Reply to comment by DebunkerTheGreat in Mud Season by DebunkerTheGreat

Not saying we haven't had to deal with substantial mud, but this is just the fake mud season that crops up during a mid-winter thaw. The lower layers of mud are still frozen and won't get fully involved for another month, I think.

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joeydokes OP t1_j8yno95 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ranting On! Bank Left, or more of the same? by joeydokes

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verifiedboomer t1_j8yhntm wrote

Reply to Just learned there's a law about composting, how does everyone do it? by Dr_JackMeoff

This is actually a win-win for everyone. If you compost your garbage, then it won't sit in your trash barrels, getting gross and growing creepy-crawly things in it. That means you can probably send fewer trash bags to the landfill, saving you $$.

If your town doesn't offer curbside composting, ask around to see if any neighbors will take it. We have about 30 farm animals, ranging from rabbits to goats, and we maintain several fairly large piles out back of the house. I keep a five gallon bucket by the back door for all household garbage and used kitty litter, and carry it out to the piles a couple of times a week. The chickens follow me out and get first crack at it. I also take garbage from my daughter, who live nearby, and if anyone else in the neighborhood asked, I would gladly take their garbage, too.

All that yummy compost goes back into our fields and gardens in the summer.

But as for the law, I doubt it's being enforced at our level.

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bibliophile222 t1_j8ycl1q wrote

Reply to Just learned there's a law about composting, how does everyone do it? by Dr_JackMeoff

It is a law, but they don't prosecute or really do anything as far as consequences go, so don't stress too much. I'll be honest, I haven't been doing it for a few reasons. I live in an apartment, don't have the ability to make a compost pile (not even a yard to speak of) and the landlord pays for the trash removal, so I can't add it as any extra service. I guess the alternative is drop it off somewhere, but I haven't looked into locations, and again, being super honest, I am a lazy ass who really doesn't want to make extra trips somewhere, espeically if I have to pay for dropoff. I also have a tiny kitchen, so even storing an additional bin for compost is kinda tricky! I feel like when they made this law, they didn't really think about apartment-dwellers.

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