Organics Day, Sat August 1, 2009

It was a nice day out for the family. We all huddled into the car with AMB and drove to Jalan 19/22 park to attend the event. Many big trees surround this little park by a smelly river. Quite a number of people had gathered there by the time we got there at about 9.30 am. We milled through the stalls, picking up leaflets and stuff we were interested in. I got some seeds, Jordan and Johan got some organic snacks, Joey went around looking for AMB, Derrick went to see the bamboo slapping demonstration.

We spent a bit of time at the compost demonstration and the vermicompost stall because we do composting at home. Of course, the kids got hot and bored and wanted to go home. I brought them to the playground at the end of the field so that they were distracted. Finally Derrick bought a vermicompost starter kit for RM150. Those worms are different from the ones I have.

CETDAM did a good job organizing the event. Hope more people get into organics and composting to save the environment.

VermiCulture & Greening the Planet

People nowadays keep calling for a greener planet so that the next few generations to come are able to enjoy the world we have today which is already deteriorating fast. Well, don't just call. Do it now. In my small garden, I have trees, shrubs and flowers covering every inch of ground. At the back patio, in a small 3' x 3' hole which was meant for a water feature, our housekeeper plants herbs.

In containers, I have more plants. And in 2 boxes and a jar, I am composting. I get coffee grounds from Starbucks to feed my plants and worms. We get horse dung from an equestrian club not far from our home. And the worms are nice and fat.

A plant seller who sold us the flame tree we planted in front of our house 10 years ago told us that a sizeable tree is like having 7 air conds in a room on a hot day.

Greening the planet? Start at home. NOW.