Compost Station Project Gets Underway

The last of the three projects for the fellowship is a station to prepare organic compost, fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides. At Oscar Rubi's farm the fellows learned how to make pesticides from the leaves of papaya plants and fungicides from the leaves of the Madreal tree, which requires access to water a hand cranked mill and a storage area. The compost station will serve those purposes. It will also be a collection point for egg shell and ash from kitchen stoves, which are important ingredients for a special organic fertilizer. The compost station, once completed, will serve as an educational center for community members and student volunteers to learn how to produce these organic products for themselves.