Goin' green

"Hey Dad, what's that over in the corner?"

"Well honey, it's a compost bin! Your Mom found out the city of Gilbert gives them away for free. You know, to save the earth and all. And being a good Dutchwoman, she couldn't pass up something free! Especially with all the compost we go through around here."

"What's a compost bin do Dad?"

"I've got no idea kiddo. I grew up in the city. Apparently you throw your garbage in it."

"And then what Dad?"

"Umm, apparently, your garbage turns into dirt! And then you put the dirt in your garden. Look at that lovely garbage in there! I can see it composting right before our very eyes!"

Ok, seriously. Paige really did get us a compost bin. For free. What we are going to do with compost, I have no clue. She is excited though. We now buy groceries at a co-op, and apparently have begun composting. Pretty soon we will be weaving our own hemp clothing, and using re-usable cloth toilet wipes (They do exist. Really. Look it up. Or on second though... probably don't want to.)

As Noah explained to me, the triangular arrow symbol on the lid "means you can recycle in there."

Grrrr. If we get any greener around here, I am going to go out and start the van, and let it idle... just because. If only it didn't cost like $70 to fill that thing up...