Three Story Ideas and Leads

Story Ideas

• Profile _. . ._ Compost Queen
• Short History of Composting, Where did it come from
• Traits of a Good Pile
• Serious Gardeners
• Composting and Agriculture


Compost queen

As the morning sun rises on a steamy dark mound of organic compost, Trina Paulus greets another day walking softly in her thriving backyard garden.

How does one gain a reputation of ‘Compost Queen’? Would one even want that kind of standing in their local community?

It was in the mid ‘70’s when environmental activist, Trina Paulus from New Jersey procured her title of ‘Compost Queen’ while marching in Montclair’s 4th of July parade with a wheelbarrow of compost.



Traits of a Good Pile

When the molecular structure of natural waste is altered, it may not look so appetizing but, the benefits to your garden will astound you. And your vegetables will too!

What looks like garbage, smells like garbage, feels like garbage and probably tastes like too?
Compost kitties. And there’s ‘gold in them thar piles.’

The do’s and don’t of composting are not complicated. But if your bin is not given regular attention and some simple organization, the flies and the odor could have you driven out of the neighborhood before anyone even gets to hear your gardening success stories.



Agriculture and Composting

Composting and agriculture seem like the perfect marriage. So, why is this union in trouble?

Farming and composting need each other. It’s making good use of a useful product for the good of the crops. …Yummy too.


Approximately 75% of your local land-fill contains organic waste. Three quarters of it is filled with biodegradable materials that don’t need covering up. The time is now to think about the future and how Louisiana and you can stop the waste.