Green Prophet was contacted this week by a green husband and wife team who are in the eco-business of making composters here in Israel (see left).
Regular readers of GP will know that we are mad for composting: Mulch, Rot, Invigorate and A Half Empty Bin and Some Worms.
Ilan Bar-Kat and Lisa Bloom live in Zichron Yaacov, after having spent 7 years in the green (in both senses green) emerald Isle of Eire. Lisa was born in Dublin’s fair city, where they tapped into the recycling & composting ethic which is so strong there – Ireland was the first country to ban plastic bags (so Green Prophet salutes the land of Ireland & the Irish for that!). Slainte!
Lisa writes: “Then arriving back in Israel and seeing the lack of recycling here was quiteshocking. However, Zichron is becoming more and more away of environmental issues…there is hope, and of course the general level of awareness in the country is increasing…(though it sometimes feels painfully slow!!!).
“Anyway, Ilan has dabbled with carpentry forever and does wonderful work in his spare time. He started building composters, firstly because we wanted one and then more and more people saw it and wanted a more attractive and user friendly alternative to the big green bin.
“The composter is staged. That is, you pile on one side and then when it’s full move to the other. At this point, given the right balance in the pile it can take as little as six weeks for the composter process to complete.
We have reduced our household waste by 2/3 and put back everything into our garden…it’s a pleasure!”
The Bloom’s composters are finished with a coat of Linseed oil for protection from insects and sun, and the standard size (1.5m width, 70cm depth, 60cm height) sells for 900 shekels.
Contact Lisa: lisa”at”bar-kat.com
Yallah! What are you waiting for? Get composting now!
Our previous composting posts, which tell you how to make your own, and what goes in, are here :: Mulch, Rot, Invigorate and :: A Half Empty Bin and Some Worms.
Author: James Murray-White
Growing up in a green village outside Cambridge, UK gave me an eye into the natural world, and years later, after being an actor, dramatist, weary traveller and anthropologist, the environment fires me up the most – and the need to save and nurture it… while we live within it. I now live in the UK, with partner Tania and 2 pesky cats – writing and filming the world (slowly making a documentary about the Bedouin situation) take up my creative time. I do this while growing things organically and composting profusely take up the remainder. James can be reached at james (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
You can contact me on [email protected] or call me at 052 4570112 and I’ll be delighted to give more details, answer questions and take orders!
Have a great day!
Lisa
How do we get one?