she does bring her little sister with her for protection from the creepy crawlies we dont think about the good composting does for the earth or our individual household we dont talk about how much less we are contributing to landfills we have yet to use the compost soil to help our garden grow we still consult with each other about exactly the right way to do it eight months after moving its about just doing it another chore checked off our household list i dont know if in the short term the why matters its about developing good green habits that in the long term do matter smaller steps lead to larger strides next up we are going to install solar panels on our casa montemala roof