Hmmm, I'd forgotten about all that carrot stuff to get rid of.
Easy Peasy:
1) It is absolutely brilliant for compost heaps. Breaks down very quickly and you will be left with a very healthy vegetable matter enriched soil.
2) Or you can simply throw it on top of the soil in the garden and it acts as a mulch that helps to stop weed growth.
3) If you don’t have access to a home garden, then give it to a local community gardening group.
4) Or throw it on the grass in your local park, as it will soon naturally break down.
5) Vegetable fibre can be mixed into your pets food to help with their bowels. Both my dogs and cat have carrot or pumpkin fibre mixed in with their raw meat. I have noticed they spend less time straining when passing bowel movements, since I started to do this last year.
6) Do you have a family member who likes carrot cake. If so, give them the carrot fibre to add to the cake.
7) Do you know someone who keeps chickens. If so, give them the vegetable fibre as an addition to the grain feed.
8) You can freeze the pulp and use it later in cooking, or give it to a family member to do the same. Goes well in stocks, stews, lasagnes, soups etc...
9) If you have a dehydrator, you can make veggie and flax seed crackers by using the left over juice fibre.
10) Badgers, possums, wombats and other animals, love vegetables. And they often struggle with food sources in winter. I throw juicing fibre straight onto the grass in the garden and it is eaten overnight by the local wild animals. Our local bird population seems very partial to carrot fibre. Some fish in rivers / ponds may eat it too.
11) If you don't want fibre threads all over your lawn. Dig a small hole each evening and bury a days worth of fibre in soil. Again, it will break down naturally and enrich your soil. Orange peel takes ages to break down but most wildlife are fond of wax-free organic orange peel. But most people with UC & C will need to avoid citrus, so this may not be an issue for you. I am fine with orange, lemon and lime juice, and the wildlife eat the organic peel.
I have been juicing for a while now and have never once put the fibre into the garbage bin. It is always utilised in some way, either by my family, neighbours, by mother nature in the garden or by wild local animals.
Anyone else have any other suggestions?