Composting Changes Lives & Neighborhoods

What is happening? A city kid from the Bronx who didn’t like vegetables turned into an urban farmer and composter extraordinaire. He brought composting and urban gardens to Public Housing in New York City. He called his initiative “Compost Power,” and gave it the slogan “Making Composting Cool.”

Why is this important? In his words…. “For many years, compost has been that evil, stinky upper class thing that white people do,” Mr. Morales said. “But it’s really a great introduction to sustainability as a whole.”

How will this be important? “Composting is the only form of recycling you can do from start to finish and watch your work be put to good use,” Mr. Morales said.

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