The production of food has major impacts on our environment through associated greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. What is Lower Columbia College doing about this?
What is Trayless Dining?
What is Composting?
Composting involves mixing yard and household organic waste in a pile or bin and providing conditions that encourage decomposition. The decomposition process is fueled by millions of microscopic organisms (bacteria, fungi) that take up residence inside the compost pile, continuously devouring and recycling it to produce a rich organic fertilizer and valuable soil amendment. Decomposition, or the composting process, occurs constantly and gradually around us everyday. The dark, rich soil covering the forest floor is an excellent example of this. When we compost, all we’re really doing is speeding up Mother Nature.