RE: Organic Gardening

The following ideas and links were shared by a local resident:

I'm not sure, but I think the city has a mulch pile that can be considered compost and it's free material . . . or SWA does, as well: http://www.swa.org/site/information_and_documents/backyard_composting.htm

The angle most are unaware of with regard to compost is methane avoidance through landfill diversion of organics and how this curbs global warming. Nice overview here: http://www.ecocycle.org/ZeroWaste/climate/index.cfm

There are some Lake Worth residents who are experts in the field of natives and chemical-free gardening, but I just don't have their contact info. I'll bet people at Mounts can help find them: http://palmbeach.fnpschapters.org/

Mounts recently held a workshop about rain collection barrels:* Rain Harvesting: Put it Away for Another Day, 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 23 in Exhibit Hall A. Learn to "harvest" rainwater. A rain barrel how-to presentation will be given and each participant will receive one rain barrel and instructions. A 55-gallon barrel will cost Mounts members $50; nonmembers $60;

Coming up on 9/27 is a workshop about vermiculture, Composting with Worms:http://www.mounts.org/calendar.asp