https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=junWmjS_Fho After doing a few slow-moving donuts, this compost turner gets down to business. I found this channel Fertilizer Machinery recently, so I'm going to put a few videos up. Due to the volume of material, I guess it isn't feasible to build huge piles and let them sit without introducing the heavy equipment- yet another reason to do it at home by hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRsopS7yTG8 I'm absolutely shocked this doesn't have more views...I was expecting this one to be viral! Listen closely...this is the future, and it's bright.
[original article found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/science/a-project-to-turn-corpses-into-compost.html?_r=0 ] Cullowhee, N.C. — The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western Carolina University still clad in a blue hospital gown and chartreuse socks. She was laid on a bed of wood chips, and then more were heaped atop her. If all goes as hoped, the body will turn into compost. It is a startling next step in the natural burial movement. Even as more people opt for interment in simple shrouds or biodegradable caskets, urban cemeteries continue to fill up. For the environmentally conscious, cremation is a problematic option, as the process releases greenhouse gases. Armed with a prestigious environmental fellowship, Katrina Spade, a 37-year-old Seattle resident with a degree in architecture,…