Free Mulch

A few weeks ago I wrote about our home recycling efforts and mentioned that we hauled our recyclables to the municipal recycling center near where we live.

http://windyacresnaturalfarm.blogspot.com/2013/12/recycling-center.html

Earlier this week, we hauled our recyclables to the recycling center.  Here is a picture of the bins at the recycling center.  Each bin holds one type of recyclable item.....paper, plastic, cardboard, etc.  

While we were there, we noticed they had a fresh pile of free mulch consisting of chipped tree limbs, bark, etc. They don't have mulch all the time.  It depends on whether the city crews have been out trimming trees or clearing brush.  

When they have fresh mulch, like this, it usually goes pretty fast.  And, since we only haul our recyclables there about once a month, then we miss it most of the time.  I was determined to not let this opportunity pass us by.  So, we headed home to get shovels and then back to the recycling center to load up.

The mulch pile was as tall as the truck!

Tom climbed up on the pile in order to make loading easier.

We used most of the mulch in the walkways between our raised and around our Chaste Trees.

But, we have a small pile left that I will put to good use this spring.