The plan is to create a community composting site that will take food garbage/produce/dung and combine this with worms and by using composting form compost!
The site to begin with will be less then 50 cublic yards so the DNR will not have to inspect the site.
The finished compost will be sold as well as compost tea Worm tea and worms. We will be using Red worms as they give the best results.
What is very neat about this project is it helps in recycling. The bins will be made out of old wood pallets, the plastic barrels used to collect water run off and making the teas come from local restaurants. The goal is to prove that the Co-op can create the project for far less the City of Racine thinks it will.
The land for this is in the town of Caledonia, the pitch failed in Racine (that will be another post) and the location in Mt Pleasant was unworkable IMHO due again to the City of Racine (Subject of another post
The majority of the Compost and teas will be sold into the City of Racine at least 10% will be donated to projects like the Nehemiah project and the Racine Garden of Eating.
The idea here is not to make tons of cash but to lead by example something hard to find in Racine WI.
What you can do to help:
1) join the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/wclingman?v=feed&story_fbid=179843712430#/group.php?gid=188183415768
2) If you think you can help at a work party contact me off this blog
3) Please think if you can help by contributing cash to help buy the small amount of equtment we need to buy. Even $5.00 would go a very very long way.
The plan part two soon!
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