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The Lockhorns by Ray Billingsley, dist. by King Features SyndicateVery funny. I think after all these years of complaining about her cooking, Mr. Lockhorn should take Mrs. Lockhorn out to dinner for the rest of their married life.
But Mr. Lockhorn makes a good point - uneaten food items shouldn't be thrown away in the garbage. Since they biodegrade relatively quickly the best thing you can do is to compost your "inedibles." There are many sites to help one learn how to go about composting, but basically you just designate an area in your back yard (or in a special bin made for composting) to layer your kitchen scraps with some yard refuse and voila! You can make nice rich, dark compost to enrich your soil. There are a few rules, such as not using dairy, meat or eggs (egg shells are OK) in your compost and these rules can be found on the sites.
Remember the cycle of life and help it along. Instead of wasting all that good carbon breakdown material return it to the earth where it can do some good. Composting can be very satisfying and make your soil so rich that your garden/plants grow strong and healthy.
Here's a link to an introductory article about how to go about starting a compost pile. It's called "Compost 101: Don't Start A Garden Without It!" There are many other great sites so don't stop with this one if you need more info.
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