Rooster Head Plantation asked for help. We helped.

Last week, Jacqui of Rooster Head Plantation asked if we could help with their community compost drop-off facility. “Sure” I said, “how can we help?” She told us some of the issues she was facing and we recommended signage and some gates to keep the compost in the bin, especially when the chickens work to mix it up.

After enjoying a wonderful dinner, we headed to the compost drop-off site and got to work.

James prepared to hang more signs

James brought wood painted and ready to make signs and some giant markers. He also brought a drill and screws.

We asked who had good hand writing and Justin stepped up and grabbed a marker and got to work making signs to help guide contributors to add wood chips to their donation.

Su and Ed got to work turning the compost and soon a chicken joined in and started scratching around the pile.

We had the site fixed-up in no time and Jacqui took some members on a tour to visit the chickens and pigs.

Thanks to everyone who came and helped this family who is working so hard to provide local food to our community. What a loving community we live in.

About the Author: Kim Coram

Kim Coram is retired from The Bureau of the Public Debt, US Treasury Department where she served as an IT manager in a variety of disciplines ranging from computer security to website management. She is an US Air Force veteran and was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist. She was elected to Parkersburg, WV's city council where she served a 4-year term. Kim loved WV and decided to move after seeing the impact fracking has had and continues to have on this once paradise. She is now retired and lives in Cedar Mountain, NC where she enjoys clean drinking water, riding bikes with her husband, John, and taking her grandchildren on grand adventures in her "backyard".