Where to Begin?

Now the question is, “Where do I begin?” I had heard about the chelmsfordrecycles.org website a while back, so I thought that would be a good place to start.  I found a great article on the website called, "Let it Rot?"  I chuckled to myself thinking that if I do nothing, my garbage will take its natural course anyway – the garbage the coyotes don’t eat, that is.

It seems composting can be as easy as I want it to be. I can be kind of lazy about it and still get compost, or I can really dive in and become a compost queen. Somewhere in the middle might work best for me.

I decided to drive around town looking for how other families were composting. I found one house with a backyard structure of cinderblocks and chicken wire. I didn’t think it added much to the curb appeal. I also think that the Wild-E coyote would find a way to crack that code pretty quickly. But, at least they were composting, and that in itself should be congratulated. Another composting area that I saw had three box-style bins made of slats and looked similar to stalls for miniature horses.

Cinder blocks and chicken wire

Box-style bins using wood slats