Compost area

Constructing A Pallet Composting Area: Composting to be sure is perhaps not the most exciting or romantic aspect of growing your own vegetables - but…

The Humanure Handbook and the Compost Toilet Handbook are sources of information for composting sanitation systems. Human excrement, or human waste, is highly compostable and can be safely returned to the soil for agricultural purposes.

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By Suzanne Seryck, Peterborough Master Gardener After squirrels chewed through my black plastic compost bins 2 years in a row, I decided it was time to try something new. Trench or hole composting…

Wood pallets are great garden building materials. If you can collect three to nine pallets, and make sure they are the right type, you can build an easy and long-lasting compost system. Here is how we built ours.

Learn how to compost at home, including the benefits, what to compost, and how to make it using food scraps and yard waste.

How we do small yard composting.

Utility area including compost bins.

Do you have a compost bin and chickens? For about two years now, I’ve had a compost bin in my garden area. When we decided to expand the garden, I moved my compost bin out where our chickens are. Be sure to read How to Compost. I was concerned about giving the chickens access to ... Read More about Compost Bin and Chickens

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A Half-Acre Farm- a page from my favorite book, Country Life: A Handbook for Realists and Dreamers by Paul Heiney

Step 1: Beg Explain patiently to professional carpenter husband over several months that current compost bins are old and too small and in the wrong place. Paint dazzling word pictures of abundant…

Building a compost bin using free shipping pallets is an incredibly easy garden project and a great use for these common items. While you could make a simple, single bin system, I don’t recommend it. To make compost in a way that actually allows you to keep finished compost separate from new inputs, you need at least two sections. | #gardenprojects #compostbin #shippingpallets #palletprojects #homecomposing

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After some trial and error, Ed J. discovered the trick to creating the perfect compost. He put a roof over his 3-bin compost system to keep the rain out an

Over the past five years, working with Denver Urban Gardens, I came to understand why so many gardeners call compost “black gold.” Now that I have been able to transition to a personal home garden, finding a way to easily compost was essential. Just this week, my boyfriend and I installed a two-bin compost system in our backyard, and we are already in love with it.

There are many good reasons to compost.

Eddie Glew on Instagram: “Today’s installation to hide a compost bin and also hopefully double up as a lovely feature #basketmaker #weaver #weavingdreams…”