Published EcoNews - Agriculture

We should all be composting but some of us live in very urban environments which make it difficult to have a compost bin. Enter the NatureMill Automatic Compost Bin. It's small enough to fit in a cupboard or next to the fridge. What's also great about it is that you can add meat and dairy to it.

Growing food in the urban environment is definitely possible you just need to go about it differently from those in more suburban areas. You can start gardens in alleys and courtyards but those options are not always available. Hanging baskets and pots are options or incorporating fruit trees into walls or fences. However you do it you and your neighborhood will reap the benefits.

A tea estate in India has begun following the principles of Vriksh Ayurveda, an ancient plant medicine. This organic fertilizer is comprised of rotting water hyacinth, cow dung, fish and meat waste. It may be a smelly change but is a change for the better with production up since switching to this new organic fertilizer.