Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL

Modern civilization offered the push button technologies for the modern man .Long time ago man did use the shovel to make a living and live from farming the EARTH.We are now in a cycle which is turning us upside down and people want to garden suddenly and they want the vegetables and fruits RIGHT NOW.

Sorry to tell you :You missed the train!

This Earth Day I see streets turn into FESTIVE MOOD.AS usual there goes the DEJA VU jewelery,hot dog and food stands ..bla bla bla..Folks: It is time to get real and start learning the lost art of farming and gardening the way our fathers did.Let us start with the EARTH which some prefer to call DIRT.Do you know how to make your own in case you lived on the MOON or close by at a SANDY soil like S.Florida?

Here comes help.Start recycling your kitchen scraps .Create a COMPOST PILE. Decomposed organic matter with the help of water,worms,air,sun will go through the DECAY process that occurs naturally to soil.

There are zillions of books and hundreds of internet sites that can teach you to do so.But who has the time to research and read?The Easiest way is to DO IT and go through the learning curve.

Here is a simple way to do it.

Construct a compost pile by layering the following:

1- Bottom layer: Remove sod and create a coarse dry matter on the ground to to allow air circulation I use dry leaves and wood sticks.Add Green Matter( Ex.kitchen scraps)

2-Manure of your choice.( Ex.mine is horse manure)

3-Plant waste.( Ex.leaves from the backyard)

4-Sawdust or mulch.

5-Local soil( EX.Sand in S.Florida!)

Hose this 4x4 layer with water and keep on repeating the process every time you add the kitchen scraps

Turning the pile upside down will help in aerating it and speed up DECOMPOSITION.

In case you live in an area that applies toomany restrictions like CONDOMINIUMS etc...use a Compost bin to avoid insulting your neighbour with the smmell of the compost..I usually add baking soda !

The soil is the next on line ENDANGERED SPECIES.Some of us like more convenient ways of using soil sold in bags.Use you discretion.I use my instincy and trust my OWN in times of emerging ...you know what!

Happy EARTH DAY!