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kensingtoncomposthub

@kensingtoncomposthub@urbanists.social

A community-operated compost hub in Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the unceded lands of the Kulin Nation. We are developing zero-fossil-carbon local composting processes, using local ingredients, for local food growing, adapting to the needs of our community and the opportunities available in our local urban environment.

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Businesses drop off large wheelie bins of industrial material like untreated wood shavings or coffee chaff and take empty bins to refill and reuse. This keeps dry materials stable while stored outdoors.

We combine these into smaller wheelie bins with leaf litter, wood mulch and other materials the community contributes like shredded paper. These mixed browns live at each compost station to be swapped out once empty.

#compost #logistics #naturesClimateChampion #Kensington3031 #KensingtonVic

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Stunning show underway from one of the prolific and virtually indestructible Canna Lilies we raise from rhizome division on pure compost at

kensingtoncomposthub, to melbourne
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Hoop House Number One now up and running thanks to our hardworking volunteers. Made entirely from the surplus urban and industrial materials thrown up and thrown away by the population of . Our latest cool season seedlings have moved into their new home

A low steel shelf with a couple of seed trays full of newly germinated seedlings

kensingtoncomposthub, to melbourne
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A beautiful thing about hyperlocal compost processing is the opportunity for hyper low-emission transport options.

Our current compost input collection vehicle of choice distributes hundreds of litres of coffee grounds every week, moves nutrients across the neighbourhood compost network as needed.

All powered by bioenergetic sources (how much can depend on how many cups of coffee were consumed)

A rolling hand cart loaded with 2 salvaged food supply buckets and with a black satchel and a big set of keys hanging off the frame, parked on the street in front of a cafe entrance

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Kensington Town Hall Compost Hub has a “demonstration" garden where we grow food plants straight into matured compost.

This Summer we had tomatoes, basil, capsicum, leafy greens, and prolific marigolds growing which shows the benefit of the compost that we produce. We are looking forward to lettuce, beetroot, kohlrabi, rocket, coriander, broad beans, and cabbage soon. Might have to make more planting space!

Seed trays covered with plastic mesh
Tiny seedlings starting to sprout

kensingtoncomposthub, to random
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A lot the larger pieces of woody material left over from hot composting are too big, especially for raising seeds in...

We have a screening bay to sift out large material. We have tried ultra-fine 11mm mesh, but it is very time consuming to push compost through. 20mm apertures seem about right for quick sieving and a reasonable grade of compost.

This year work on a screening trommel to try and speed the process up even more!

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Sawdust is an amazing resource to help you dry out a compost pile or a worm bin...

What other organic matter do you like to use for this purpose?

kensingtoncomposthub,
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@compost we have a coffee roaster nearby (not uncommon in Melbourne). The husk from roasting the beans is a very fluffy carbon source and we get bags every few weeks.

The hessian and jute sacks used to import the beans are used to line and cover our compost break down eventually too, and get mixed through the piles.

Since coffee brewing leaves most of the nutrients in the coffee grounds, we also collect those as a nitrogen source. So drinking coffee provides self-contained compost ingredients!

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One of our best friends in the compost. It looks a bit like a wasp (this is entirely on purpose) but the adult Black Soldier Fly has no sting, no bite, doesn't eat any garden plants, and doesn't spread diseases. They just create more BSF larvae, who are absolute monsters when it comes to converting food waste to compost.

This one might have just hatched out of it's final pupal stage and is preparing to fly away to make amazing little compost munchers somewhere else.

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Definitely that time of year in

kensingtoncomposthub, to advice
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Here is a question for all the community composters out there:

Can we compost raw eggs?

What are the risks and/or benefits involved?

We have covered these ones over with fine wood shavings to soak up the moisture and to prevent any smell getting out. Can't recall seeing "raw eggs" on anyone's compost input lists before now though!

compost, to climate
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The is greenwashing and show that the elites do not want to take the seriously.

At @compost we advocate for the year round and we try to inspire people to do black gold at home or a community hub. We do not need the elites for this.

By composting our waste, we can in a significant way reduce the global greenhouse gasses. We do not have to hot compost every thing, and cold composting can achieve this goal for us.

Join us on and share your to do your part for the planet.

kensingtoncomposthub,
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@compost local composting has the additional benefits of reducing the "nutrient miles" required to import fertilisers and foodstuffs into our communities, and then also reducing our overall resource footprint from mining and industrial agriculture. It has the potential to undermine humanity-destroying greed in so many interesting ways ;)

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