Re: coffee grounds

http://www.java-log.com/

Kitty

-- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
That seems to me to be totally weird. But I wonder about the fragrance, 
too--otherwise, why bother since they make a great soil amendment for 
any acid-loving plant. Would seem to me more money could be made by 
composting them down than by compressing them into "logs."

Interesting question about the ashes. All of our foreparents extracted 
lye from wood ashes to make soap; would be very interesting to learn 
the pH of coffee ashes.


On Dec 4, 2005, at 5:20 PM, kmrsy@netzero.net wrote:

> We talked before about ways to use coffee grounds. In today's newspaper
> coupons there was a coupon for a Java Log. They make logs from recycled
> spent coffee grounds for your fireplace. Hmmm...wonder what value the
> ashes have? Wonder if the fragrance is 100% Columbian when it is
> burning.
>
>
> Kitty
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Island Jim
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