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Compost Tumbler Sighting!

Have you ever seen one of these compost tumbler models before? This cute little compost tumbler was spotted in Charlotte, NC. Before I opened it up, I had a feeling it would be filled with sludge, due to what looks like a lack of airflow design...where are the holes? More on that in a moment. Look at that cool little marking on the lid to denote whether the unit was open or closed...nice. While it snapped into place quite easily, I wonder how many times I can do this before wearing it out. If the locking mechanism failed, the tumbler would become useless as it flips end over end by design. How were the contents? The material in here looked pretty nice...crumbly and smelling good. The only airflow design was…

Benefits of Using Compost (article)

by Earth911, found here. (This is a great article exploring the benefits of compost...so if you're interested in a bit more detail why composting is essential, read on. -editor) As more and more compost is produced and utilized and as the body of end-use related research grows, the benefits of using compost have become more evident and measurable. Because of its many attributes, compost is extremely versatile and beneficial in many applications. Compost has the unique ability to improve the properties of soils and growing media physically (structurally), chemically (nutritionally), and biologically. Although many equate the benefit of compost use to lush green growth, caused by the plant-available nitrogen, the real benefits of using compost are long-term and related to its content of living-organic matter. Physical Benefits Improved Structure Compost…

Rod Muir Presentation on Ottawa’s Green Bin Program

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJuZRdOM6k ...and then I found another version of the same video, but with some additional info about the bin that residents will get to use for collection of compostable material... reminds me of the San Francisco style bin I saw when I was there a few years ago...