Do you remember the delicious taste of a freshly picked, sun-ripened tomato?
One fond memory I have about my Dad is the look on his face when he took that first bite. He would go to his garden, pick the most perfect tomato he could find, wipe the dust off on his sleeve, and bite into the tomato. Pure joy would light up his face!
He didn't have to worry if the tomatoes, or other garden vegetables and fruits, were contaminated with chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He made his own compost and that's what he used.
In this booklet, you will learn the basics of composting, and several different methods you can use to handle your kitchen scraps, dog feces, and cat litter..
As you learn how to compost, you will save money on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and you will keep your garbage out of our over-flowing landfills. ( 10,800 words)
Renee Benzaim was born in Wenatchee, Washington, but grew up in California. She attended college in Modesto and Turlock while living in California, and in Dover, Delaware.
While living in Hawaii, she had the pleasure of working with the top Hawaiian Chefs at two of the beautiful resort hotels on the Big Island.
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel were her first experiences working with Executive Chefs Corey A. Waite and Goran V. Streng. Her job, as their Administrative Assistant, exposed her to all of the recipes and techniques these excellent chefs used to create their culinary masterpieces.
After two years at the resorts, she went to work for Master Chef Sam Choy - Hawaii's Ambassador to the World according to then Governor Benjamin Cayetano - as his Executive Assistant. While there, she assisted Chef Choy in writing two excellent cookbooks as part of his series of cookbooks based on Hawaiian and Pacific Rim cuisine.
During her last 18 months in Hawaii, she took her Paralegal training and then returned to California after an absence of 10 years. She then worked for several years as a Paralegal in California's Central Valley.
She now lives with her husband, Aziz, and their ever-changing collection of stray cats and kittens and is a full-time writer.