April 16th, 2012 | 
Author: Leave a comment with your own earth-friendly tip for a chance to win a BLANCO SOLON Compost System. One winner will be drawn on Earth Day – 4/22/12.
With Earth Day right around the corner, it is important to remember earth-friendly tips that can help make your life easy and more eco-friendly all year long. Leslie Hoffman is the curator of the Shelter Island “Gimme Shelter Project” and offers ways to incorporate composting as a lifestyle.
In her new Shelter Island Kitchen, Hoffman has installed 4 garbage cans, a worm bin and a compost bucket recessed into the counter top. “By making sure that the proper receptacles are built into your space, you will ensure that everyone separates the trash for best recycling results,” Hoffman states. “All of my food waste will stay right on my property, and everything else will be presorted for neatly being taken to the recycling center.”
BLANCO SOLON Composting System is built-in for ease-of-use and convenience.
GIMME SHELTER is intended as a story-telling vehicle to inspire conversation about community and sustainability. The project website, www.gimmeshelterproject.org/ provides extensive information about the project. The project can also be followed on Facebook and @shelterhg on Twitter.
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recycle newspapers and plastic…….use newspapers to start seedlings in and can then be planted in the ground
Recycle what you can, reuse what you can, and turn the lights off when not in use.
Instead of harsh chemical pesticides I use natural ones in my garden: canola oil and dish detergent mixed with water to make a spray, or cayenne pepper with dish soap to control mites, or baking soda and water spray to control fungus.
I recycle cardboard, cans, glass etc…use coffee grinds, egg shells etc.in my garden. We also purchase most decor items at thrift/garage sales and re-purpose. I never buy new when I don’t have to.
We buit a raised “lasagna” style bed for our strawberries using layers of cardboard, mulch/sticks, newspaper/compost and dirt in layers to help prevent weeds and pests. By layering the materials it helps the dirt break down and become more and more nutricious each year.
I also upcycle/recycle everything I can from glass jars to plastic gun containers to hold bobbypins and hair clips. : )