My Journey to became a Zero - Trashing the Trash Can

One of the first things I did when I started my Zero Journey was a compound place

There I would put all the organic leftovers from my house. But it was so disappointing because in a few weeks I ended up with a pile of smelly "poop"

And I mean... very very smelly 🤮

But I had a Dream...And I am Stubborn

So I did some research and it was Funny and very helpful to know that what I did was what most people do...All wrong

So... Fresh start...

Finding the right balance is the key:

Not too dry

Not too wet

The perfect ratio of kitchen scraps + soil + Manure...

At the time I had no Manure... who would had thought that I would ever be looking for "Manure" 😂

Not having that resource at that time I solved it by adding some organic cider vinegar to the pile. I leave you that Tip, although I never read about it anywhere else, but IT WORKED.

In a few days piling scraps, soil, leafs and cider vinegar, I got a really "good looking" pile of "Black Gold"

I know now, many years after, that all the tips and "secrets" I read, the videos I took the time to see, they all fail to mention: TAKES TIME

You can speed the process by turning the pile on a constant basis, add fancy products, but even when it "looks" right and "smells" right - that means it doesn't stink - you have to wait at least another 6 months to use it in the Garden

So...If you are thinking about "trashing your trash Can" I can tell you, its totally worth it.

Now, after a few years, I dont even think about it, I just add the scraps and the soil and walk away, Nature does everything else.

Plus, I now have the last Golden Ingredient... Since my husband made his "Dream Hennery"

YAAYYY, now I am the maid, the cleaner, the cooker and I run away when my dear Carnivorous Family wants to eat 😫

Being the only Vegan in the Family...the Village...all around my real life...isn't easy 😒

Another amazing "Compound Pile Effect":

Everything grows around it!!

The seeds piled up from the scraps encounter there the perfect land and moisture to germinate when the time is right.

Although I LOVE keeping seeds to use next season, most times we just have to wait patiently for the "Pile Presents"

The place we used to call Compound Pile is presently called "The Jungle". There we have pumpkins, strawberries, onions, parsley, lettuce, tomatoes, leak... all "SelfSeeded", much more strong and healthier plants than the ones we sow all tidy with dropping water

This might not be the Crown Jewel of "Off the Grid" life, but it was 1 more step.

Read more about my Journey to Became a Zero : https://read.cash/@MarSou/my-journey-to-become-a-zero-45e79de0