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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday May Page Environment- Composting a smart way to dispose of garbage By BARBARA HALSALL Mother Nature Recycles Composting turns kitchen and yard waste into dark nutrient rich earthsmelling soil condi tioner If you have a garden a lawn trees shrubs or even plant boxes you can use this condi tioner to improve the soil and the plants growing in it The composting process re quires organic material 2 moisture 3 air and 4 soil optional You dont have to do much more than add organic waste keep moist and mix frequently It is helpful although not essential to add soil periodically in order to add microorganisms to the pile Why Should We Compost It easy and by using compost you return organic matter to the soil in a usable form Organic matter in the soil improves plant growth by a helping break down heavy clay soils this is especially relevant in the Hills area b adding water Established 1973 HALTON HILLS COLLISION R R ACTON ONT CORNERS and nutrient holding capacity to sandy soils and adding essential nutrients to any soil Rich organic soil helps produce healthy plants Healthy plants help clean our air and conserve our soil By recycling organic materials composting can cut down on your household garbage In fact if you compost kitchen and yard waste in addition to recycling newspapers bottles and cans you can cut your waste almost in half When compost is ready to use it should be dark and crumbly with most of the organic identity of the materials lost Pieces of some materials such as nut shells egg shells and woody plant matter which break down slowly For All Your Fine China Silver Crystal MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 North Halton District Scouting FLOWER SALE GREAT PRICES I Hanging Baskets Bedding Plants May am 3 pm THREE Gordon Arena The Big Scoop Parking Lot Acton COME HOME to the HERALD Your Hometown Newspaper the HERALD SAY I LOVE YOU with a GIFT CERTIFICATE 5 BONUS HOURS WITH ANY PACKAGE MANICURE SPA MANICURE PEDICURE Deep Cleanse FACIAL SPA FACIAL California COLOUR ANALYSIS MOM Rog MO YOURS price 15 DISCOUNT SCNKWS PASSIVE REDUCING SALON Guelph St miiHTtAMO Georgetown may remain when the rest of the material have decomposed You may wish to screen to remove coarse or incompletely decom posed materials or simply rake out the lumps To enrich flower and vegetable gardens spreak a layer of com post up to 7 cm thick and dig in well before planting For house plants mix finished compost with equal amounts of soil and sand to make a nutrient rich and light potting Soil If you are ready to do your part in reducing garbage While you help your garden you have an ex cellent opportunity to get a corn- poster through the Town of Hills The Ministry of the Environment have increased fun ding and composters are now available at Youll never get a better price Call 8732600 and ask for Paul Sargent for details Composting Information was taken from a booklet produced jointly by the Recycling Council of Ontario The Metro Toronto Recycling Committee and the Metro Toronto Works Depart ment Remember you can make a difference Salmon sojourn Hills was just a stopoff junction for ap proximately fingerling Chinook salmon whose ultimate destination is the Great Lakes Ministry of Natural Resources worker George Bluett from the Fish Culture Stajlon helped deposit the salmon in the Credit at the Riviera ProductionsClub in Norval recently Photo by Riviera Productions Learn to Drive and Survive with Young Drivers of Canada GEORGETOWN CLASSROOM 1 6 RD S SPECIAL 4 DAY PROGRAM June 24252627 900 am 338 pm CALL GRADUATES RECOMMEND YOUNG DRIVERS OF CANADA