after looking for a job for two months now, i've finally had some luck. i haven't been offered a single job (though i am an extraordinarily popular second choice), but i have be been offered an internship gardening. i may not be getting rich anytime soon, but i may be getting tan.
i will be growing a half acre garden in lyons, or in the midst of absolute beauty. the garden is for opal creek, an education center in a preserved wilderness area. the believe in feeding the guests with locally grown food and in sustainability, so they have started a small garden, taking steps in the right direction. it will be a wonderful test of my gardening skills and a great learning experience. i am open to all gardening advice.
as for the compost here in prineville, it is doing well. it seems to be processing, getting smaller everyday. there are no warning signs of it not working (it's not smelly or leaking out the bottom), so i'll boldly assume that it is working. my interest in compost is becoming more obsessive, and i found myself in an in-depth composting conversation this morning in the hospital waiting room. i'm sure the people a couple chairs down were entertained to hear my talking about how great pee is for the compost pile. (really though, it is.)
it seems a much-wanted lifestyle change is on the horizon...
adventures in composting
i´m trying my hand at composting after thinking about it and wanting to do it for so long. after 2 weeks i have a bin (about 15 gallons?) nearly full and ready to process. it seems that my trash is probably 75% raw food waste, and it´s great to be able to do something with it. i´m using lots of newspaper and trying not to worry too much about the carbon/nitrogen ratio. i will turn and mix the bin once a day and hope that will all the differing things i´ve read, i will have some sort of nice humus in 2-3 weeks.
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