This document discusses composting and provides instructions for doing it at home. It defines composting as the accelerated decomposition of organic matter that occurs naturally but can be sped up through various methods. It encourages composting to reduce food waste and recycle nutrients, saying it is easy to start and helps save money while improving soil. Instructions are provided on essential elements like carbon, nitrogen, water, and oxygen as well as different composting methods that can be done at home.

1. Cash to Cash, Dirt to Dirt
Raj Desikan
Technical Speech 2

2. What is composting?
 Accelerated decomposition of organic matter
 Has been happening in nature forever
 One of the most underappreciated aspects of
our ecosystem

3. This Speech is About …
 What is compost and composting?
 Why we should all be doing it?
 How do we do it at home?
 Where can we start?

4. What is Compost?
 Decomposed organic matter
 Occurs naturally
 Takes time
 Extremely beneficial as a soil amendment

5. Composting
 Methods to accelerate creation of compost
 Dates back to the early Roman Empire
 Captures nutrients while destroying unwanted
pathogens and weeds

6. The Nitrogen Cycle

7. The Modern Agricultural Flow

8. Recreate the Cycle!
 Reduce food waste
 Compost at home
– Recycle valuable nutrients
– Extract more from your grocery bill
– List of compostable material is huge!

9. Composting 101
 Freestanding Vs Rotating

10. Essential elements of composting
 Carbon
 Nitrogen
 Water
 Oxygen

11. Composting@home

12. Summary
• Composting = More $$ in your pocket
• Easy to get started
• City of Austin rebate
• Class at our campus on August 24th
• More information at http://greenteamaustin