so i've wanted a pair of these shoes ever since I first heard about them three years ago. unfortunately they were only available in the states until now.
if you haven't heard, for every pair of toms shoes you buy the company will donate a pair to kids in argentina. sweet, huh? you can read the whole story at their website: toms.com. Don't go to toms.ca because as min cha unfortunately discovered it is a porn site.
following right on the heels of min cha's gardening post is my update on how composting in an urban context is going!
after researching both worms and EM (effective microorganisms), i decided to go with the EM. our local gardenworks store carried this starter kit (which wasn't cheap) that allowed us to make our first foray into the world of urban composting.
so, with the kit ready to go, we decided to start our compost with some fruit that had unfortunately gone bad in our fridge. after chopping them up into smaller pieces, they went into the composter with some a light dusting of the EM.
after covering our eco-waste with a paper plate, we popped on the lid and are now patiently awaiting the rich compost to use on our herb garden and on the common greenery surrounding our condo. another reason we wanted this unit was because it had a spigot with which to collect the "compost tea" that is generated in the process. apparently this run off is also good for plants. win-win!
now, although we didn't go with their methods, i found the "cityfarmer" website a great resource for all things composting and urban gardening. http://www.cityfarmer.info/
anyways, it's going to be a few weeks until we actually start seeing the compost, so we'll update you with the good (or tragic) news then!
mike has been wanting to start a garden for awhile so last weekend we decided to give it a try.
neither of us have gardened before so we headed over to a nearby home depot and talked to a very friendly and helpful sales associate named tony.
he advised us to start with a terra cotta pot.
we then selected some soil.
we then selected a few herbs to plant. we chose basil, cilantro, sage, thyme, chives and strawberries (yes i know strawberries are not herbs).
tony told us to cover the hole on the bottom of the pot with a cheese cloth to prevent soil from draining out.
after filling the pot with soil, mike placed all our new plants into their new homes.
ta da! our new "garden".
notes from tony: strawberries should be planted on the edge and chives in the center. can't remember why, but something about the way they grow.
here is my husband with his new project.
i know many of you were concerned about penny and her hair. we are happy to report that her hair is growing out and she is looking much more like herself. :)
