New Composting Bins on The Science Barge!
Thanks to a generous donation from Good Ideas, Inc., The Science Barge is now home to two new composting bins: a Compost Wizard Tumbler and a Compost Wizard Standing Bin. Composting is an essential component of the work we do here on The Science Barge, as a key part of our mission is to produce nutritious food with zero waste. An expanded on-board composting program will ensure that we remain true to our zero-waste policy by increasing our capacity to compost all of the plant waste that is a by-product of pruning and harvesting crops, along with the food waste brought to the Barge in student lunches. While the valuable nutrients found in organic matter are too often lost to landfills, our composting program turns “waste” into beneficial nutrient-rich soil amendments that can be used to grow plants on-board the Barge and elsewhere. Students and visitors on The Science Barge get to dig in and get their hands dirty by participating in our “Green Lunch Challenge” and other on-board education programs. These programs teach students the importance of reducing waste through composting, recycling and reusing. Click here to read more about the ways we demonstrate sustainable urban agriculture on The Science Barge.
I have a compost tumbler at home and it works great! It makes beautiful compost in a very short amount of time. I wish I had three! Thanks for reducing waste, Science Barge!
I am trying to raise enough money for SUNY Brockport to get their own Compost Wizard Tumblers for the Dining Halls on campus. Out of curiosity, does the Compost Wizard Tumbler work well indoors during the wintertime and will it compost meat and dairy products if the temperature is high enough? I greatly admire the Eco-friendly Barge that you’ve built. It would be great if more of those could be built in the near future: have you ever thought about raising more money for additional barges? I think that every community could learn a lot from your efforts and I would love for you to come and talk to the students of SUNY Brockport: I am a member of ECOS (Environmentally Conscious Organization for Society) and it’d be great if we could get into contact with you and possibly arrange a time in the near future. Please send me an e-mail!