Challenge of
the month

Join in and participate in these challenges to improve our environment and move towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Every month, you will be given a new challenge. The objective of it is to make a more sustainable and conscious community.

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1st Challenge
Make your own compost!

We are giving you a challenge that will not only benefit your home, but also the environment. We invite you to join the Homemade Compost Challenge! Making your own compost has a lot of benefits.

Personal benefits:

  • Financial savings: By making your own compost, you reduce the need to buy commercial fertilizers.
  • Soil improvement: Compost enriches the soil in your garden or the substrate of the plants you have at home, improving its structure and water retention capacity.
  • Waste reduction: By composting, you reduce the amount of organic waste that ends up in landfills.

Advantages for the environment:

  • Reducing methane emissions: Organic waste in landfills produces methane, a greenhouse gas. Composting at home helps reduce these emissions.
  • Nutrient Cycling: Composting returns nutrients to the soil, closing the nutrient cycle and promoting a healthier ecosystem.
  • Less use of chemical products: By using natural compost, you reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which contaminate soil and water.

And now that you know why it’s good to do it, let’s get to work!

Separate your waste:

Start separating your organic waste to have your raw materials.

Prepare a container:

Use a commercial composter or make one with recycled materials, remember that in this case you must have holes for ventilation.

Add materials:

Alternate layers of brown materials (dry leaves, cardboard) and green materials (food scraps, grass). Brown materials provide carbon and green materials provide nitrogen.

Maintain humidity:

Lightly water each layer to maintain moisture. The compost should be moist like a wrung sponge, but not soggy.

Mix regularly:

Use a garden shovel or fork to mix the compost every one to two weeks. This helps aerate the mixture and speeds up the decomposition process. For the plants you have at home you can do this process manually.

Wait and observe

Continue adding materials and mixing them regularly. Within a few weeks, you will notice that the materials begin to break down and become darker.

The compost is ready

The compost is ready when it has a uniform texture, dark color and a fresh earthy smell. This may take 2 to 6 months, depending on conditions.

Additional Tips

  • Avoid: Meat, dairy products, oils and diseased plants, as they can attract pests or cause bad odors.
  • Size of materials: Chop large materials to speed up decomposition.
  • Odor control: If the compost smells bad, it may be due to excess humidity or lack of air. Add more brown materials and mix well.
Making your own compost, as you can see, is a simple practice that provides great benefits on a personal and environmental level. It’s an effective way to do your part for a greener planet!

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