Out came the Cuisinart, the old version which weighs a ton but works like a charm, and with that I chopped the 3- pound bag of walnuts that will be kept in the freezer for days like this. Once I finished with that and put our first batch of muffins in the oven, it was time to put this machine to work for what I call our garden gold.
A mulch container is kept in the sink of whatever fruit and vegetable scraps we have. Nothing is thrown away; what comes from the soil finds its way back into the soil. We have always composted our kitchen products, and grinding them up helps expedite the decomposition.
A few potato skins, washed egg shells, coffee grounds, banana peel, pieces of apple, pear, kale, lettuce and spinach leaves... How good looking is this?As I worked through this process I couldn't help but think of my grandmother who never wasted a thing. I can still see her tossing everything back on the garden. Was she smiling at me now or was she instructing that I really didn't need to do that?
She was a real hero: a non-English speaking woman who traveled to this country in 1911 and with a two-year old son, in order to join her husband and raise our family without fear. One day I hope to share some of that with you. Bobu, this compost is for you!
