composting

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My city collects waste food for composting. There is /no seeds/ rule, likely because whoever uses the compost wants to control what they grow....

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...

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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....

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cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/2967556...

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...

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....

An OK starter article here with a range of composting methods. Minor summary below:...

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....

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/1154585...

I am curious. Are some of you doing bokashi ? What composting / fermenting method are you using ?

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....