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OrganicComposting

How Great!

OrganicComposting

How Great!(Kids Organic Composting Manual)

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Im goingto grow

vegetablesin my garden!

Well beable

to savemoney too

Eh.

they dont

look healthyWhats wrong

Oh, there must be

something wrong

with the soil

The essence

of the soil

In a couple of months well havesome delicious vegetables!

To the Reader of This Book

Saving wastecollection and

transportation fees

Funexperiments

Changing organicwaste into a

valuable resource

Enjoy oureco life

Every year, Kitaky ushu City, Japanspends about 10,000 yen per person

on waste management fees

Things you dont need canbe used to grow vegetables

We can learn about the soiland its microorganisms

Youll understand Biology,Chemistry and Living

Things

Wow!

Youreright.

Looking forwardto having them !

Woah! Who isthis stranger!

Whish!Whish!

Droop!

Bobobo

Bobobo

Whoosh!

Soil Friendly for Microorganisms

Reducing Waste at Home

How to Make Compost Part 1

How to Make Compost Part 2

Lets Use Compost

CONTENTS

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5

7

9

11

After a month

A few days later.

Lets start

You called?

This book tells you how to make and use compost.

Making compost brings many great benefits

Da-daah!

Growing

Vegetables

Growing

Vegetables

Fertiliser

Fertiliser

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Using too much fertiliser does not help make good quality soil!

Compost is a natural way of making plants stronger

So chemical fertilisers are no good?

So chemical fertilisers are no good?

Organic waste and stuff like fallen leavesfrom the natural environment can enrichplants and improve the soil

If you mix this into the soil, youll makethe soil healthy!

You can makecompost from organicwaste at home!

Eh? Really?

Makes it goodfor microorganisms

The soil becomesmore soft

Its natural so its safe!

Nourishing Plantsand animals

Its called compost

Healthy

Have moreminerals

Protected

against illnessand insects

Tasty

Too muchfertiliser is badfor vegetables

Whaaaats Compost?

Thesecretiscompost!

Chemical fertilisers can help growing plants in the short term.

However, they are not natural and damage the balance of the soil

in the long term.

Soil Friendry forMicroorganisms

Its the essenceof the soil!

Yes! To grow vegetables

we need healthy soil!

When we grow vegetables

in healthy soil,

the vegetables are

What a great soil !But how do we make the soil healthy like this?

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Letsthink about

whatsgoing on

Reducing Waste at Home

Organic

waste48.2%

Organic

waste48.2%

Around half ofhouseholdwaste

Around half ofhouseholdwastePaper 25.6%

Paper 25.6%

Plastic7.4%

Plastic7.4%

Metal0.6%

Metal0.6%

Others7.4%

Others7.4%

Glass 0.6%

Glass 0.6%

Waste makes a bad smell

Southeast Asian cities have started using composting lets have a look at how they got on

It has helped to changethe mind-set of the people

Kitakyushu City : 2011

Surabaya City : 2012 KITA and IGES : 2013

Animals attack waste

in the streets

Waste all over the streets Starting to make compost

Its becomereally cleanand green

Surabaya City, Indonesia Cebu City, Philippines

All these changes happenedwith the technical assistanceof Kitakyushus people

Oh really?

Wastereducedby 30%!

So organic waste

is good for boththe environmentand your wallet!

2005

2000

1600

1200

800

400

02006 2007 2008 2009 2010

DOWN! DOWN!

0

100

200

300

400

500

2 00 9 2 01 0 2 01 1 2 01 2

University students making compostin class rooms (St. Teresa University,

Cebu City)

Theyre having street

meetings (Surabaya City)

People start to work together, buildingcommunity bonds (Cebu City)

It goes badin the summer

Annually, Kitakyushu city spends

about 10,000 yen per person

on waste collection and transportation.

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Containers Fermented liquid

Use an aerated container Suger

Water

Fermented foods

Yoghurt, Miso,Sake, Natto, Yeast,Kimchi etc

Carpet and thick cloth

Fermented liquid

Squeeze into a ball shape,

its ok if there is water left in

Once preparations are finished,we can make the compost!

Make sureinsectscannot get in

Wow!

Cut the organic waste into small pieces,put into the container and mix well

If you let the air in then the badmicro-oraganisms go out and thegood micro-oranisms come in

POINT

1. Separate the water well

2. Cut the organic waste into small pieces3. Mix it well so the air can get in

Mix it well once a day!

Rotten Leaves Soil (15 litres)

Rice (2 cups)

Take compost out and keep it for maturing

Finished!

Step1 Step3 Putting the organic waste into the box

Step4 Maturing the compostStep2 Growing the Micro-organisms

Dont let insects get in!Stop the inside getting wet!

Fill up a vinyl bagMove all of the contents ofthe vinyl bag to the boxMix it once a day

Do this for a week!

Put sugar, waterand fermented foodsinto the containerand mix together.

The More Fermented Foods The Better!

Rice and rotten

leaves soilBy filling up half the box with compost

and waiting 2 to 3 weeks, it can be

used for flowers and vegetables

Lets Try Making Compost

What You Need

Put the coverover the basket

In addition, if you keep the warm compost insidethe plastic bag for several months, it will matureremoving any unpleasant odours. Using it thisway, vegetables and flowers can grow up healthily.

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The living organisms

need regular wateringto grow

In the compost there are lots ofmicroorganisms

The microorganisms are working!

Something smells

During this time ,

heat is emitted

The microorganisms in the

yoghurt and the natto

help make the compost

If the compost gets hot

then the micro-organisms

can eat the organic waste

Tasty!

Lets See WhatisGoing OnInsidethe Compost

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The living things working togethermakes the soil puffyThe living things working togethermakes the soil puffy

Compost enriches the rootsCompost enriches the roots

After 2 3weeks,

its matured

Spread the compost on the whole area of a field,

and plough it to a depth of about 10 cm

Compost is mixed with the soil

When applying the compost in the planting area

It takes 2-3 weeks for the compost

to mature and be ready for planting.

Its still ho t inside the compost Se ttled down

Approx. 10cm deep

Growing Healthy Vegetables through Recycling, Making Food Healthierby NPO Daiicho to inochi no Kai (2011)

Planting

January February MarchApril May June July August September October November December

Growing Harvesting

This method has the effect of improving the topsoil aswell as softening the entire field

The decomposition of the compost gets stimulatedwhich gradually brings about the effect.

Main Vegetables PlantingCalendar

Tomato

Cucumber

Anil

Broccoli

Potato

How the Compost helps the Plants Grow

At the roots of the plant, thereare lots of different types andmany microorganisms

Cut a 10cm deepcircular furrow aroundthe tree (ahead of itsroot tips) and put thecompost In.

Healthy plants arestrengthened againstdisease and bugs

Lots of living things workingtogether raises the soiltemperature by 1 or 2 degrees

Many living things workingtogether enriches the vegetables

Cover the soil with

the compost after

planting crops

(Mulching)

Phosphorus

growthacceleratesubstance amino

acids

Micro-organisms will make the roots healthy

Potassium

Nitrogen

Minerals

Lets TrytoUse Compost

gun,gun

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Thanks! Thank you

See you later!

It works in a continuous cycle

Healthy soil makes for healthy plants!

So delicious

The skin of the vegetables

can be composted to give

the benefits to the next batch

The skin of the vegetables

can be composted to give

the benefits to the next batch

What are the benefits of eating healthy vegetables grown in compost

The vegetables can always keep the benefitsthey receive and we can get the powerfrom the vegetables

If you eat a lot of vegetablesgrown in compost soil,

you can get the power

Vitamins, minerals etc

Lots of nutrition! Strong against bugs!

Harmful bugs wont come close!

So, Lets Harvest

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