by Content | Dec 9, 2013 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
This mechanical “animal”, with jaws that pulverize coconut shell, compostable serviceware and 3” diameter tree limbs into “dust”, is our celebrity this month. With generous funding from the Department of Sanitation’s NYC Compost Project, this tool has enabled us to...
by Content | Nov 8, 2013 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
order: Odonta, family: aeschnidae On many summer days on Governors Island, you can witness up to 20 dragonflies, lined up in a row, all at exactly the same body angle and posture – gracing the top of our snow fencing pickets. Position regulates body...
by Content | Oct 1, 2013 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Mantis is the name of our latest Aerated Static Pile compost heap. The inspiration for it’s name came from the live mantis that was discovered in the tall weeds near the beehive at the Compost Learning Center at Picnic Point while creating this pile.
by Content | Sep 4, 2013 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
When Penny, our red hen, crossed the road to get her chicks to the other side on August 13, 2013, we asked, “how can the chicks all hatch at almost the same time?” We knew that a hen in her prime ovulates every 25 hours, and it takes 21 days for the egg to hatch. At...
by Content | Aug 2, 2013 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Yankee, Tango and Lima Piers can be found on the Buttermilk Channel side of Governors Island. And on those piers can be found a secret treasure, for they play host to the island’s very own common tern breeding colony. Hundreds of common terns return to these piers...
by Content | Jul 11, 2013 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Q: What has 4 stomachs, teeth that continue to grow throughout their life, and poops gold? A: The compost workers on Governors Island come in a variety of sizes, ages, genders, and….species. Every summer Earth Matter imports 2 baby goats (kids) from Goodale Farms, a...
