City of Fort Collins / John Robson

Yesterday's compost with one stir revealed the outside compost has managed to attract and keep some red wigglers.

Composting toilet

I thought these would be filled with grass clippings as I often get these types of bags filled with yard trimmings. Turns out they are un-opened.

Joseph McFarlane mixes compost at the Northfield Village School

composting for people who don't want to compost... instead of filling landfills it puts food waste to work.

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Compost pile building with Tia Meer

That bag's going into the compost bin because it's a compostable plastic bag. Sweet!

composting toilets @ RDI - #1 and #2, literally

This is the yard material after de-bagging in cell 2.

A set of photos of the compost bin I built in our backyard. Pressure-treated lumber and other materials (screws, nails, and hardware cloth that lines the interior) cost us right around $150.

Our lovely compost bin! There's no bottom, it just rests on the dirt.

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our compost bin

Home made compost tumbler.

I made it this height so my wheelbarrow fits under it for easy dumping.

All the material worked in and decomposing. Ground is frozen on top now so will have to wait until spring to see the end results.

Don't be fooled, this isn't a trash can. It's our compost bin.

Every morning I head out in the garden to feed the chickens and then feed the compost heap with kitchen trimmings and their, er, contributions.

made his own mini composter courtesy of Bottle Biology site.

The TOPTURN 4000, the high-capacity turning machine for high throughput capacity and

minimum space requirements.

Technically highly developed self-propelled compost turning machine - in use worldwide.

Optimum triangular windrow shape and perfect mixing due to spiral-shaped tool layout on the turner-roller.

Pleasant, ergonomic workplace:

multi-function lever, Informator, standard air-conditioning, dust filter and radio, prepared for protective ventilation.

Maneuverable and ground-protecting wide-base tire chassis with two-stage hydro-static wheel drive: up to 1 km/h during shifting, up to 10 km/h for fast maneuvering.

Intelligent details:

- shearing device for removal of the lowest, odorous soil layer

- powerful irrigation system via hose system

- high efficiency due to Powerband drum drive

Actually, the old compost bin from Paw Paw, set up in a new location at the property. Got it nearly full, mostly yard waste, lawn trimmings, and garden debris from when I cleared out the old garden. The last batch of compost I made turned out beautifully, which has inspired me to do a lot more composting. The interior of this pile is already scalding hot to the touch after a day or two, a nice mix of stuff. Bin is made from 4 shipping pallets and 4 wire coat hangers cut in half (to tie the pallets together), for a total cost of nothing. :) I'll probably add a second "bay" next to this to facilitate turning the pile and to also have more than one batch going at a time.

Should have center-focused

Our second compost bin is getting full, so I took one of the tiers from the first bin and placed it on the second... making this one 4 tiers high.

We have stopped placing compost in the first bin, so it will finish the final step of composting before we empty it out.

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outdoor composting toilet

Golden Mean

Using this as a rough screener to get out the large woody material and stones.

Olive is a Polish Buff Lace, the prima donna of the coop. Great hair, eh? She's standing in the straw which, mixed with the high-nitrogen droppings of Olive & her coop-mates, composts into an excellent garden fertilizer.

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The compost heap was jammed full. I was very pleased to find it yielded actual compost.

This compost is just gorgeous stuff. Most of the earth worms have left. It's definitely ready to be used. But it smells wonderful, feels wonderful, and is such a nice dark color.

I have learned how to build hot compost piles. This one is too hot actually. Above 130 degrees the pile loses nitrogen.

this is a pile of compost we bought last year that we think caused problems in the greenhouse.