When you think minimizing animal consumption is all a vegan can do, you soon realize there’s much more to it.
As vegans, we’re empathetic. Our ability to sacrifice convenience for a bigger cause is accentuated, and thus we often adopt ideologies that go beyond dieting.
Certainly, you’ve heard of the zero-waste lifestyle.
Although it isn’t a byproduct of veganism, there’s something that ties them together.
The zero-waste lifestyle minimizes waste by reducing consumption and increasing the life cycle of goods. It also touches on different methods like recycling, upcycling and composting.
Today we’re covering composting.
We’re going to understand why it’s such an effective approach to better the environment, and we’ll also learn how to implement it in our homes in a purely organic and vegan fashion.
What Is Compost?
Compost is decayed organic matter.
When you mix organic matter in a compost pile, it breaks down naturally into a nutrient-rich fertilizer that can be used to help plants and flowers grow. Almost anything that comes from the ground can be composted.
Yet to compost, organic matter is either carbon or nitrogen-based, and the key to creating a successful compost pile is having a healthy balance between the two.
Carbon vs Nitrogen
Carbon is typically materials like dried leaves, branches, bits of wood, corn stalks, sawdust, coffee grounds, and stems. These are usually what give the compost its light and fluffy composition.
On the other hand, nitrogen (or protein-rich matter) is food waste. This includes fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, everything that can decay naturally, and thus provi