Composting is an important part of Incredible Edibles. Food waste from the campus, dead foliage and coffee grounds are put into one of the four composting bins near the college clinic. One of the jobs we do which involves the compost is stirring the food waste and dead foliage. This allows for better quality soil, with a mixture of carbon from the dead foliage and nitrogen from the food waste instead of large layers of carbon or nitrogen which could cause harm to the plants we grow in our garden. Because we take food waste from food waste bins on campus, random items like plates, bowls and plastic packaging can also make their way into the compost bins, causing quite a lot of problems for those who use soil made from the compost. – Paul
