NURTURE
CRAWFISH FARM AT PAPA’S PLACE IN LOUISIANA
C R AW F I S H C O M P O ST
INNOVATIVE LOUISIANA CRAWFISH FARMER CREATES NUTRIENT-RICH COMPOST FROM SHELLFISH WASTE
JIMBO HUNDLEY
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pring is crawfish season in Louisiana. Here in Cajun Country, locals eat crawfish a variety of ways—boiled and spiced, in étouffée over rice, stuffed in pastry pies, or in gumbo and casseroles. Crawfish farmer Jimbo Hundley has discovered another use for the mudbugs— as nutrient-rich compost.
WE’RE VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE HERE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA—NOBODY ELSE CAN RAISE CRAWFISH IN THE UNITED STATES FRESHLY CAUGHT CRAWFISH
40 Pro Landscaper USA South March/April 2021
Louisiana farmers are resourceful and have been reusing and recycling long before the concepts became buzz words. Jimbo is a third generation rice farmer and got into the crawfish
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