Processed vs. Unprocessed Foods and Weight
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Cut up veg and fruit scraps VS food processor?
Comments (1)the finer the material is, the faster it becomes microbially active, which is what the worms are after ... no difference in terms of how much they'll comsume once the system is in operation, worms can process 1/2 their weight or more each day Bill...See Morepre compost vs rotting food
Comments (9)Third country reporting for duty. My preference is first for humans to use the food to the best of their ability. This may include using items for soup stock to get all of the goodness out for people as possible. If done then: Second the scraps should be feed to any farm animals to supplement their diet. Goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens. If none then: BSFL can be fed and the larva harvested to feed farm animals or raising fish. If none then: Scraps can be fed to worms. If none then: Scraps into compost pile or bokashi. I am fine with feeding the compost pile or bokashi to the worms. Other info: Add food directly: advantage is all the benefits including fluids are used by the bin. Also there is always some food available for the worms in various states. Disadvantage is chunks take a long time to break down. Bad things may or may not but most likely will happen. It has to us. It continues to happen to us. Those of us who have stopped having it happen have taken one of these other approaches and are still worming today, years later, and with much success later, to tell about it. Chopping the food in a food processor or blender: Not that some do not have great success with this method but it uses electricity which when one is raising worms there seems to be a sort of law against using electricity or money for the worms. Fines are large. Hand grinder is preferable but that takes time which there is also a fine for. Sealing the food scraps in a plastic bag / pail / bucket / container for a week or two: Bad things happen. Things that worms do not like. It turns garbage into toxic waste. Some do have great success this way. It certainly gets rot started. But try to get the process to change back over to aerobic before feeding it to the worms. Magic School Bus episode on Decomposition the "Rot Squad". 25 minute video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHrOPH779_o Freezing & Thawing: The negative is that unless one lives in Alaska or it is winter it still uses electricity. There are a lot of benefits. Is it better for a city dweller to freeze and vermicompost or toss into the garbage? Perhaps freeze just to feel better about the whole thing and get on started on the soil life path. Hot composting: I have read that a lot of stuff is lost to the air. But better than a sour bin. Plus for many of us our bin would have to be bigger than our house to vermicompost even well regulated kitchen scraps. Bokashi: I'm good with that. Especially using a local waste product that is free. Perhaps learn the process using traditional materials. There may be other methods as well, but these are the ones most talked about.: Yeah, once their heads are spinning around it is hard for digestion to take place. This is a compilation of what "search" would have found if it could but it can not yet. Computer 0, Human brain 1....See MoreQuestions on process of updating countertops
Comments (16)Wow, came home from work and found all these thoughtful replies. Thanks - gives me food for thought! Well, I should say first I'm a gardener and spend lots of time in our large lot plotting out garden beds and tending my hens. I love my older home and our lifestyle is on the casual side with gardening and animals. I appreciate "high-end" but am realistic to know what works for our family. I prefer classic over trendy. We have two big dogs that charge through the house, hubby clomps through with boots on. The kitchen is a thoroughfare for all. That said I have got to be practical...I just put in commercial VCT in the kitchen to try and keep the floor looking at least decent. We need function that also pleases the eye - and isn't that the challenge of design? OK, so back to counters and cabinets. GreenDesigns, thank you for your excellent description. We inherited the thermofoil from the previous owners who installed it about 1995. Parr Lumber, a company here in the Pacific NW did the design and installation. The boxes themselves have held up extremely well, they are still white, no chips or cracks. The doors have held up too but they have yellowed over the years plus I do not like the design on them. I'd prefer a Shaker or even flat face. I will say the thermofoil has been very easy to clean while my kids were growing up - just a wipe down with soapy sponge. I did stop off at my local flooring/counters/surfaces retailer today (local family run business) and he said laminate is indeed making a comeback, He did say that the boxes could be braced if needed to support a stone counter, if I wanted to pursue that route. Said they do it all the time for people. Snookums2, the domino effect hit me earlier. I take on a couple house or landscape projects a year, pay cash as I go. Did the bathroom last winter, now it's the kitchen and I was just going to do the floor. So, I think I'll make myself one of those design boards with samples: WilsonArt "Oiled Soapstone" laminate, white subway tile back-splash (or mini-brick in white). Then I'll need to get rid of the gosh-awful fluorescent overhead lights. There's that domino effect, lol. Here's a photo with the new floor just in. Appliances not back in at the time but they are stainless steel. You can see the cabinet fronts here....See MoreUltra-processed foods vs. real food
Comments (12)Very little processed food comes into our home. DH has to have his breakfast cereal, and I purchase ketchup & spicy mustard. Mayo etc we make when we want it and meals are made from the basic ingredients. My pet peeve is a recipe that takes "cream of something" soup. Just no pre-made soups...ever....See Morebpath
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