It’s International Compost Awareness Week! Composting is something that we’ve done for many years, but we didn’t start talking about until relatively recently. Many farms and households compost their waste, but have you ever wondered why? Composting has many environmental and economic benefits, which we will share with you below. (This post will probably be … Continue reading Why Everyone Should Compost
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It seems like there’s been more and more talk about PFAs lately, but what are they? PFAs is an abbreviation for per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances, a class consisting of thousands of different chemicals. These substances can be found in all sorts of products, from cosmetics, to clothing, to paint, to non-stick cookware, to fast … Continue reading Keeping PFAs Out of Our Food System
Earlier this year, we were awarded a grant by the Adirondack Council to enhance the environmental benefits provided by our farm. The funds were used to partially cover the cost of constructing a cement compost containment area, basically a bunk in which we can compost our bedding, manure, and garden waste. Having the compost contained … Continue reading Compost Containment Area