"Composting Helps the Planet and your Plants" by Jonathan Gordon To compost, you collect leftover food scraps such as apple peels, eggshells and bell pepper seeds and stems. You mix them with leaves, grass clippings and twigs. As they decompose, fungi, bacteria, insects and other organisms turn them into rich organic matter. That's compost. If your family also started gardening during the pandemic, applying compost to your soil helps put nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous (pronounced FOSS-for-us) into it. Composting not only keeps food out of landfills. It also "makes healthier soil that helps to grow better vegetables and flowers," says Simone. "You can see the benefits immediately." If you have a yard, find an out-of-the-way spot where your food waste can go. It might be smart to have your parents buy a special box that critters can't get into. Mix in the right ratio of food and yard scraps. A simple rule is 2-to-1 brown (leaves and twigs) to green (fruit and veg). Don't put animal products such as bones and cheese rinds on the compost pile; they take too long to rot. The Washington Post © 2021 The Washington Post. All rights reserved. Used under license. Question Use the article excerpt to answer the question. Based on the word choice, what is the purpose of paragraph 1? (1 point) Responses to persuade to persuade to entertain to entertain to inform to inform to debate to debate