Do Your Part for the Planet by Composting—with Cathy Nesbitt - 219

When the Toronto landfill closed in 2002, the city started sending its garbage to Michigan in trucks. 1,000 18-wheelers every week. But Cathy Nesbitt had an environmentally friendly solution for Toronto’s trash. And she turned her climate activism into a composting business.  Cathy is the multi award-winning environmental innovator and health advocate behind Cathy’s Crawly Composters, a platform that teaches people how to compost indoors using worms that convert food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer. Cathy regularly delivers keynotes and leads workshops on living a more sustainable life. She is also a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and the 2022 Women of Inspiration Catalyst for Change Award Winner. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Cathy joins Anjel to explain the process of composting, describing how it can be done in an apartment or condo with red wigglers. Cathy discusses why she was driven to build a business around vermicomposting and offers advice to other aspiring entrepreneurs in the environmental space. Listen in for Cathy’s insight on the benefits of composting and learn how to do your part to mitigate climate change by turning food waste into fertilizer! What You Will Learn   How the closing of the Toronto landfill in 2002 inspired Cathy’s environmental activism The process of composting your yard waste and food scraps (and why it’s so important) How composting can be done inside your apartment or condo using worms How red wigglers convert food scraps and paper into nutrient-rich fertilizer Why Cathy was driven to build a business around vermicomposting How composting provides a solution to the problems of food waste and soil degradation The resources available to aspiring composters on Cathy’s website Why your worm bin won’t smell if conditions are right (and what to do if it does) Cathy’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs on building a network of support How being the ‘trash capital’ adversely affects Michigan’s water system Cathy’s advice for aspiring composters and entrepreneurs in the environmental space How Cathy describes red wiggler worms as the original alchemists Connect with Cathy Nesbitt Cathy’s Composters Cathy on YouTube Resources COP27 Wickedly Smart Women: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds by Anjel B. Hartwell Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women on TeePublic Wickedly Smart Women on Clubhouse The Wealthy Life Mentor The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook Anjel on Twitter Anjel on Instagram Email listeners@wickedlysmartwomen.com  Leave Us A Message On Our listener line:   540-402-0043 x4343