Composting has so many pluses, including alleviating food waste and creating nutrients for gardens. But add one more, as South Bay Sustainable Communities founder Tina Matthias has demonstrated: creating community. My new story for The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Home & Garden section reveals how SBSC’s composting demonstration program in her own Chula Vista neighborhood has brought together neighbors who didn’t know each other before. It’s inspiration to take into and act on in 2024!
Neighborhood Composting Creates Community
Tina Matthias and her backyard compost bin. Photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda for The San Diego Union-Tribune.