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10 June 2009

Crunchy cold


On some days we wake up and the world is white.
The ground crunches with each step.
On these days the world seems very still and quiet.


It is hard to believe the baby garlic shoots are hardy enough to survive.


But out on the edges the compost piles are steaming.



The air and the surrounding ground are close to zero yet the compost pile is cooking on the inside. Growing bacteria that will break down the raw materials and turn them into black gold, humus, fertiliser, soil nutrients, plant food, innoculant....compost.