Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Compost juice

Looks yummy, edible? yeah i thought so but couldn't bring myself to, I shall return with the right mindset. Why? perfectly good looking fruit, who needs a mindset to eat fresh fruit, well these close ups are misleading but show this food shouldn't be in compost bins. I guess it is better than going to landfill like most of the organic waste generated in New york. The only reason many of the recycling projects have begun is economic and I feel that is the case here, cheaper than sending it to landfill. Time to write to wholefoods with their business model in mind as i can think of many profitable uses for this waste. Control costs, reduce waste, maximize profits, that's what it is all about. So the strawberries could become; jam, coulis, ice-cream, sorbet, shortcake, parfait, mousse, ok i have laboured my point. Yes all these uses require a labour input and different equipment, surely compost is worst case scenario even pig food is probably a small step up. The energy and resoucres wasted is ridiculous even before transprotation. So give it away, well they kind of are. Anyone can go rummage through these bins on Chrysite close to Houston and i intend to after seeing someone else save lettuce and
tomatoes before discovering fruit. Wholefoods is mad this fruit could be juiced and sold fresh at a premium, here inlies my plan, compost bin fruit juice for sale, nah probably free giveaways outside. Should be more interesting than the apples trees that dissappeared so fast that only two out of 15 apple remained for my photos. I dont know whether that makes it a success or animals ate them, hopefully hungry people but i really got to figure out a way to see how people interact with my trees.

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