May 29 is Composting Day. Share pictures of your composting setups! (slrpnk.net)
Composting for Beginners | A Market Gardener's Guide (yt.artemislena.eu)
A great little resource for brewing compost teas (microbeorganics.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/1154585...
I gave a talk at my library for Learn About Compost Day
Here is a video of the slide deck with the presentation audio if you would like to both see and hear the presentation I gave. Canonical youtube link is here...
Identifying bugs!
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How do I attract more worms to my compost pile?
I’ve been working on composting using another method besides trench composting for about two months now. I’ve enjoyed it so far, and been honestly trying to compost anything that is possible to compost. One thing I noticed though, as a moved from my brief time using a bucket (there were some holes), to a pile, is that I...
What would be your ideal centralized composting solution for a village/small town?
Earlier today I posted to the farming community to ask about a photobash of a village I’m working on. One of the suggestions I’d received in my last search for inputs was a centralized composting solution, which I think makes sense for a solarpunk community. Everybody contributes organic waste and everyone benefits....
[Weedy Garden] COMPOST - Making Magnificent Compost in 21 Days! (www.youtube.com)
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We're receiving at least 40 cubic yards of woodchips today
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Can cooked seeds sprout?
My city collects waste food for composting. There is /no seeds/ rule, likely because whoever uses the compost wants to control what they grow....
Do you do bokashi ?
I am curious. Are some of you doing bokashi ? What composting / fermenting method are you using ?
First two tiers of new compost bins setup this weekend with the FIL using pallets (pixelfed.social)
Bokashi - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Wikimedia Photo challenge September 2023 - Compost (commons.wikimedia.org)
The Composter Podcast (www.notillgrowers.com)
Welcome to The Composter, a podcast for farmers and composters. I’m your host and fellow composter, Jayne Merner Senecal. Join me in practical conversation between industry professionals and farmers with a passion for producing high-quality compost. We are going to dig deep into the science, technology, and art of compost...
Two tricks I've learned over the past few months
Keep a couple pieces of charcoal in your kitchen bin for smell absorption. I just took some charred bits out of my firepit. When they’re used up they can just go right in the pile....
Composting for Anarchists – Mother Earth News (www.motherearthnews.com)
Composting 101: Everything You Need to Know (www.ecowatch.com)
An OK starter article here with a range of composting methods. Minor summary below:...
How do you test for soil contaminates?
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/2967556...
Dumb question
My understanding is a lot of “greens” eventually become “brown”. Green leaves when they dry up would switch to a “brown”. Same with dead grass....
Off-Grid Shower Heated by Compost (yt.artemislena.eu)
What's going in your pile today? (slrpnk.net)
How do I start composting?
Two years ago I started composting the cut grass from the lawnmower and occasionally some thin twigs and leaves. “Composting” as in dining it all in a cheap plastic compost container without any bottom....