#61: Composting 101
Colleen Patrick-Gourdeau is back in another insightful episode. This time, Toni and Michelle had her on as a guest to discuss composting 101 as a beautiful way of making sure our food waste doesn't go to waste.
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Hi friends!
Isn’t it wonderful how our Earth can take in our food waste and grow new life and so much beauty? When we treat our Earth with care it provides us with an abundance of wonderful things.
Sadly, these days humans are getting into some pretty awful habits of trampling all over our planet and completely neglecting the natural flow of its ecosystems.
In this episode, we are so excited to welcome back Colleen Patrick-Goudreau to discuss composting: a beautiful way of making sure our food waste doesn't go to waste!
From turning food scraps into a homemade fertilizer, to identifying materials that would benefit our compost, we cover the relevance of composting in its most interesting form.
And what about worm composting? Is that even vegan? We'll answer that and more.
We love maximizing food as vegans, so if you’re ready to learn more about how you can do that, dive in with us!
♡ Michelle & Toni
SHOW NOTES
00:30 Introducing Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
02:15 This episode’s sponsors: Better Than Bouillon, provides major flavor to your dishes
04:15 This episode’s sponsors: Petal Sparkling water, organic, low sugar, caffeine free
06:50 What is composting? Let's simplify the concept.
07:40 Misconceptions of throwing compostable materials in the landfills
07:10 How biodegradable materials actually compost
10:50 Tips and Benefits of composting
15:25 Types of Compost (what compost system is best for you?)
18:30 Benefits of making your own compost
20:54 Composting with Worms
27:00 Toni’s first composting experience – worm bin
32:55 Finding people who share the same practice
35:00 Colleen’s secret composting tool
36:00 When to know if its composting
37:40 Where you can dispose your biodegradable waste to turn into compost
43:25 compostnow.org
47:29 Colleen’s website
47:39 Colleen’s Instagram: @joyfulvegan
49:12 This episode’s first sponsor: Better Than Bouillon, provides major flavor to your dishes
49:18 This episode’s second sponsor: Petal Sparkling water, organic, low sugar, caffeine free
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