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Booker (pronounced BOO-kehr, but still what a great name for a resort manager) points me to the compost heap, where there should be no shortage of “verms.” The sort of fishing I’ve done has always been with lures or not-live bait. After shoveling through four feet of partially decomposed fruit, hay and cow shit I faintly glimpse ugly translucent wiggles—not the cute pink type I used to step on in my driveway after a rain or the kind I opened up in freshman bio?...
Doug D. Bennett ’04 is working on a project to build an indoor organic garden to brighten up Currier House’s drab basement hallways, while Colvin has suggested a student-run compost...
Despite the addition of compost, salt-less bread and a few minutes walking distance to their daily lives, none of the freshmen regret their decision. “Living in the Co-op, it actually feels like I’m living my own life,” says Marglin, daughter of Ec 10 reform champion Barker Professor of Economics Stephen A. Marglin and a designated compost specialist in the Co-op. “It felt a little bit regressive to have my cooking and cleaning taken care of for me. I like the feeling of ownership that...
...city also aims to increase the rate of recycling to 60 percent and to set up compost piles for large institutions...
...principles that can be adapted to modern midtown high-rises. For the past year, Chicago's City Hall, a 1911 Classical Revival building, has been topped by a "green roof"--a 20,000-sq.-ft. garden that was planted as a climate-control mechanism. Built from a blend of compost, mulch and spongelike materials that hold water more effectively than regular soil, the low-maintenance garden of 20,000 plantings is intended to reduce City Hall's air-conditioning and heating costs by as much as $6,000 each year...