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Apartments setting up composters

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the same proportion to “brown,”
earbon-rich materials such as fall
leaves or dried grass clippings.

But what) about apartment
dwellers? Is there room for them
in this exciting world of organic
waste reduction? But of course.

Many apartment dwellers |
know keep a conventional com-
post unit on their patio or deck.

Some apartments have installed
common composters that everyone
can use.

If you think there’s a little cor-
ner of the property that would
lend itself to that purpose, ap-
proach your apartn:ant manager
or strata council with the idea,

Still others take the plunge and
use worm composters, which are
easy to make, require only food
scraps, and can be kept indoors.

Many homes, school.
classrooms, and even office build-
ings boast ‘‘vermiculture’’ bins,
which are odorless and easy to

Award-winning
works performed

TWO NORTH Shore high school
Students were among the winners
in the Vancouver Chamber
Choir's choral writing competition
for young composers.

Craig Galbraith of Argyle Sec-
ondary and Greg Quan of Wind-
sor Secondary finished in second
and third place respectively in the
youth category, for kids aged 13
to 17,

The winning works will be per-
formed Saturday, April 24 at
Ryerson United Church in Van-
couver beginning at 7 p.m.

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maintain if set up correctly.

All the worms need is a covered
box with drainage, some shredded
newspaper to bed down in, and
your leftovers. They'll do the rest.

The GVRD has produced
brochures on both back-yard and
worm composting, They tell you
everything you need to know to
get started, and will be available
at the garden's open houses
tomorrow.

If you are looking for some
more hands-on help, an outfit
called ‘Hermie the Wormie’’ will
sell you a worm bin, set it up for
you, teach you or your organiza-
tion how to use it, and even main-

“tain it for a year. The cost is $80;
phone number is 572-1433.
Another vermiculture en-

trepreneur is Sue Ray of Sun-Ray
Composting Systems; for her par-
ticulars, as well as general com-
posting advice, you can call the
Compost Hotline at 736-2250,

I've also been asked to pass
along another bit of Earth Day
news.

John Gourley of Second Time
Papers has created an Earth Day
display using recycled paper and
art from Queen Mary elementary
school in the windows. of the
North Shore Recycling Programs
offices, 148 East 2nd St., North
Van,

If you're in the neighborhood,
stop by fora look,

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