Going organic

I HAVEN’T met anyone who would be happy to touch animal manure—more so, roll it over their hands. I could not imagine doing such a thing in my daily routine, until I became part of Haribon Foundation’s training unit, and met farmers in our partner site. They constantly collect dirty discharge of goats and cows, and it was a big surprise how the community discovered making money out of this.

Organic composting is a process by which farmers use available organic materials such as leaves, crop residues and animal manure to create a mixture that will be used as fertilizer. You can pile all the components in a bin or cast them on the ground. With many ways of doing it, even beginners can try this practice.