Yet another box of fertiliser to take home and put on the garden. Thank you coffee drinkers! Continue reading
Tag Archives: Recycling
Coffee Grounds for Soil and Trees
This is how you want to be recycling coffee grounds – making use of a small strip of soil under some trees will do just fine! This is a little area between the road and a car park, on the way to my gym actually. What a pleasant surprise, I wonder which office it came … Continue reading
How I became The Coffee Grounds Lady
I was excited to discover Ground to Ground and look forward to contributing to it, although I do have a confession to make. I am not a gardener. While I did serve on a task force that established one of the largest community gardens in St. Paul and I do maintain a small plot there, … Continue reading
Giving Used Espresso Machines a Second Life
Second Life for Refurbished Espresso Machines In a small warehouse in Lynnwood, Washington, a dedicated refurbishment crew turns previously loved coffee equipment into serviceable items. While Seattle Coffee Gear specializes in selling new versions of these espresso machines and coffee makers, they incorporated recycling into their business plan in 2008. Machines returned to the original … Continue reading
City of Onkaparinga – Recycling Coffee with Ground to Ground
The City of Onkaparinga, South Australia, is using the Ground to Ground model for coffee grounds recycling. This is encouraging other councils and organisations to take advantage of local community interest in the reuse of a valuable resource. Continue reading
How To: Build a Compost Bin
Making your own compost is a must-do for the enterprising gardener. When it comes to getting bulky, organic material that’ll benefit your growing world, whether on expansive or modest plots, creating your own mulch is the way to go. Easy to do, costs nothing, environmentally friendly and hugely beneficial to your garden, there are plenty … Continue reading
Recycle The Waste
Returning Waste Back Into the Ground For those of you that regularly follow this blog (and why not!), you would know how much more productive my garden has become these past 12 months or so. One of the reasons for this is because the soil is in excellent condition, and to get that condition requires large quantities … Continue reading
