John from http://www.growingyourgreens/ goes on a field trip to Los Angeles, California to the Griffith Park Compost Facility to learn more about the FREE compost and FREE Wood Chips that is available for pickup. In this episode, John will show you the free wood chips and free compost that is available for pickup in Los Angeles. You will learn why free compost is not always good compost. Next, you will learn the best way to deal with your food scraps, and yard waste at your home: by composting them yourself. Finally, John will sit down with special guest, Jake Mace and share more of their thoughts about wood chips, mulch, compost, biosolids, veganic soils, manure and more in your garden. 09:05 Talk with Jake Mace Starts 09:40 Would you come here to pick up the free woodchips here in LA? 11:10 Would you take it if you didn't have to move it? 12:01 Would you use that free Topgro Soil Amendment compost from the City of LA in your garden? 16:54 Would John use his human waste on his soil to build soil fertility? 19:22 Would you put the Topgro Soil Amendment compost in your raised bed garden? 19:35 Would you rather not garden at all or use the Topgro Soil Amendment compost? 21:10 What other soil amendments would you add to the soil to make it better? 22:26 Would you be more included to use Topgro Soil Amendment Compost on fruit trees than a vegetable garden? 24:03 Would you initially use the Topgrow soil Amendment Compost in the desert sand to build fertility of your land? 25:38 Would you use the biosolid compost on non-edible trees and plants on your property? 28:58 Do you use animal manures in your garden? 30:03 Is using rescue animals poop and homemade worm castings veganic is it manure? 31:18 What are your tips about using animal manure in his garden? 35:39 Any final comments for my viewers? 39:02 What do you do with your urine in your garden? 40:24 How can someone learn more about and your channels Jake Mace? After watching this episode, you will discover why free compost is not always good compost. You will better know some questions to ask before getting any compost to grow your food in. Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch all 1250+ Episodes from GrowingYourGreens at https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Buy Seeds that John Grew at: http://growingyourgreens.ecwid.com/ Talk to John for 10 Minutes for Just $5 https://www.fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes Related Episodes How to Make Compost the Easy Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wltDnYKVE4 Ultimate Compost Tumbler Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrxXkE_s3M Related Links Link to Jake Mace's Gardening Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/VeganAthlete Link to Jake Mace's Kung Fu and Tai Chi Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ShaolinCenter Jake Mace on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jakemacetaichi/ The city of LA now offers free Mulch Delivery https://www.lacitysan.org/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-wwd/s-lsh-wwd-s/s-lsh-wwd-s-gw/s-lsh-wwd-s-gw-fmg

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you 5 reasons why he screens his compost before adding it to his garden. In this episode, you will learn just some of the reasons John sifts his compost into a fine, consistent size. You will learn if screening your compost with a sifter is necessary and John's top reasons for doing it. After watching this episode you will know once and for all if you should or shouldn't sieve your compost pile before adding it to your garden. Referenced Videos: How to Build a $10 compost Sifter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXLwMPsl_kc How to Compost with a compost tumbler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRpdR9vxMo