Thanks to a comment from a woman on an earlier blog post, we have been able to avoid meat waste for the past 2 months by storing the bones in our freezer, and burying the bones in the garden. Bonemeal is an organic fertilizer that contains phosphorus - an important chemical for plant growth. Bonemeal is a slow-release fertilizer... I suppose the chunks of bones I put under the shrub will feed the shrub it's whole life?
The process was easy:
- Dig a hole in the garden where you want the plant.
- Put the bones in the hole.
- Crush and mixed the bones with the shovel.
- Fill the hole with water and let it drain
- Put the plant in the ground.
And voila: win-win plants are fed organically and we have no meat waste!
Have you ever tried making bone broth with your bones? If not, it is a great way to take a "waste product" and make a nourishing broth. After the bones and are boiled with vinegar, the bones will decompose very quickly in your garden. Here's more on how to make bone broth: http://eatkamloops.org/beautiful-bone-broth/.
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