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Breaking Down Compost (9:14)
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compost, nutrients, organic waste, waste stream, plants, vegetables, beans, meat, fish, eggs, odor, urban farming, compost recipe, vegetable scraps, nitrogen, Greenmarket, coffee grounds, greens, browns, wood shavings, plywood, dry leaves, pests, Lower East Side Ecology Center,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
"Wild ecosystems always happen in short distances. The more we eliminate [things like] trucking, the more benefits we'll see."
--Kate Bakewell of BioCities.org on Burning Down the House
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