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Composting Abbie - A Whale of a Story (Paperback)
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Composting Abbie - A Whale of a Story (Paperback)
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Loot Price R467
Discovery Miles 4 670
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This is the true story of a whale, a tragic accident, and a man who
had a brilliant idea that turned a tragedy into an opportunity to
grow food and flowers for children. The story was first reported on
October 19, 2009 when a massive whale washed ashore just south of
Fort Bragg, California, not far from the world-famous Mendocino
Coast Botanical Gardens. The 72 foot blue whale was struck by a
marine research vessel about seven miles off the coast of Fort
Bragg earlier in the day. Local residents of the area were the
first to see the massive whale. The blue whale (Balaenoptera
musculus) is the largest animal to have ever lived, being almost as
big as a Boeing 737 and even larger than the biggest dinosaurs. But
soon more people came to study the whale and to preserve the bones
for future viewing. A determined team of community volunteers
decided to work together to turn the tragedy into something good.
It soon became apparent that the immediate problem was what to do
with the huge whale which was beginning to smell. It was too large
to haul back out to sea. One of the local residents called Martin
Mileck, the owner of Cold Creek Compost, to see if he could help.
No one had ever tried to compost a whale, but Martin thought he
could do it. "I know I can compost this whale instead of sending
her to a dump site," Martin decided. "We'll give the whale compost
to schools and community gardens to grow food and flowers for
people. For us there's no such thing as waste. Everything can, and
should be, re-cycled."
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