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reducing
your
footprint

at home

By Vineyard Manager Dana Grande

Composting is one of the easiest ways for
individuals to reduce consumption habits.
By turning kitchen scraps into plant food,
energy use is reduced by eliminating the
need to transport waste from home to
plant and from plant to landfill. Landfill
waste is also reduced as a result. And it
benefits the earth—literally.
Here on the estate, we’ve been composting
since 2004. We compost our grape and
olive pomace with green waste from the
winery gardens and landscape. This is our
primary source for providing nutrients to
the soil in the vineyards each spring.
Compost can be a pile in a back corner of
your yard or a small mound in a planter
container. Good compost will include a
variety of “ingredients,” from dry leaves
and grass to kitchen scraps, such as banana
peels, egg shells and coffee grounds.
To begin the process, the temperature
needs to reach at least 140°F, which takes
about two weeks to achieve once the
materials are first accumulated. This is how
hot it must be for the microbes to kill the
bacteria you don’t want to introduce into
your soil and break down matter.
A consistent temperature needs to be
maintained. Having sufficient moisture and
aeration aid this. if compost dries out, the
temperature will decrease. Adding water
will increase the moisture level and bring
up the temperature. Compost should never
be “wet.” The moisture level should feel like
a damp sponge.
it’s critical to aerate compost by turning or
mixing it on a frequent basis. This provides
oxygen to the microbes and aids the break
down process. Compost should never have
foul odors: in fact, finished compost smells
much like dirt or earth. if there are bad
odors in your home pile, it is likely that the
pile needs to be mixed.

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To learn more about our compost efforts,
watch our video about how we compost
here at Jordan. Or, feel free to email us if
you have any questions.



http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/07/composting-at-our-vineyard-diy-tips/

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