Germans are amazingly eco-friendly

Well, some of them, anyway. Yesterday, Soeren and I went grilling with his mates in celebration of their end of exams at their university. The grilling took place at his mate’s parents’ home. Aside from the beautiful flowers that decorated their backyard, it was also a feast of raspberries, tomatoes, strawberries, and cucumbers. Gardening is one of those activities I wish to become good at because of the hobby’s highly productive and sustainable value. And, the produce is grown as local as you can get.

In a corner, stood a compost bin filled with the “yummy” juicy waste that powerfully enriches garden soil. Composting is a wonderful way to prevent landfills from filling up more. Of course in Germany, that’s not such a huge problem. All our trash is separated into regular(those that cannot be recycled normally), biodegradeables, paper trash, and recyclebles (which encompasses almost everything).

In a shed close to the side of the house stood water bins that collected, well, rain water. I find it a little astounding that near Frankfurt where rain is nearly as plentiful as in Seattle, WA that this family would still collect rain water for their garden on hot, summer days.