I managed to tell another 40 odd people yesterday about the importance of peatland and why they shouldn’t buy compost unless it says peat free on it.
They also got some sphagnum moss* to take home in a jar to grow their own peat bog (over the next 500 years).
*sphagnum was responsibly sourced, grown in my garden from a small batch of dried sphagnum moss for hanging baskets bought c. 15 years ago.
@Hellybootwader so important. I tried to work that into my masters thesis but ran out of time. A sizeable chunk of Finland's agricultural climate impacts are from land use change and organic soil degradation from draining and tilling peatland. A tiny fraction of our fields overall! So easy to just not do that.
@Linza It’s amazing to me how many people assume bought compost has to be peat free & it often isn’t.
Hopefully they will tell their friends
@Hellybootwader I'm surprised anyone pays money for dirt, but my lived reality is very privileged, I am surrounded by things that want to decompose.
@Hellybootwader If you wait long enough, the crisper drawer is a source of compost
