E145: Winter Composting Tips with Lea Coté from the Green Action Centre
Episode 145: Listen here!
Welcome back to another episode of The Grow Guide Podcast. We’ve reached the mid-way point in our Fall season and have another 5 episodes for you before our Winter break.
In today’s intro, Maggie and Dave catch up on how their Fall garden clean-ups are going and when they plan to get their flowering bulbs and garlic planted.
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This week’s guest:
Compost program coordinator at Winnipeg’s Green Action Centre, Lea Coté.
About Lea Coté
Lea is the compost program coordinator at Winnipeg’s Green Action Centre, a local not-for-profit working on green commuting, composting and waste reduction, sustainable living and resource conservation. She is passionate about food waste reduction and is here today to teach us a few things about continuing our composting all year round even as the weather gets cold.
This episode covers:
Lea’s background and how she got involved with composting
The Green Action Centre and the work they do
The difference between “good” compost and “great” compost
What to do in the Winter with your compost pile
Whether you should insulate or create a “greenhouse” around your compost pile in the Winter
How to vermicompost
Indoor bokashi composting
Anaerobic vs. aerobic composting
Countertop tech devices for indoor composting — the pros and cons
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