May They Rot in Peace

Our compost pile is a meeting place for vegetable matter from all over the world.  Where else would a pineapple from Hawaii meet a tomato from Mexico, an apple from New Zealand, a weed from Sedgwick, Maine, a cucumber from Chile and a peach from Georgia?  And they all get along.

My compost has an international flair,

Mexican and Chilean produce are there

With tropical fruit

Rotting right next to it

And the local ingredients don’t care.

Much to our own irritation, sometimes we give the process a head start.

We keep produce in the refrigerator

Because that’s what an icebox is for

So I was surprised

The day I realized

That ours has a composting drawer.