Organic NZ

Urban composting

Soil life, sequestering greenhouse gases, community connection…, composting offers an infinite number of benefits, enhancing not only the health of our soil, therefore our food, but also our mental wellbeing.

Composting can bring people together, but also the soil bacteria, , helps to release serotonin (the happy chemical) in our brain. As an urban dweller myself, I find it very grounding to have a compost pile at the back of my flat. When stressful days of uni arrive, I know I

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