Vertex Composter Eco Tumbler Review

Have you seen one of these before?  I was recently asked a few times for my opinion on this thing.  It's called the Vertex Eco Tumbler and it looks to be the cheapest possible compost tumbler you can buy.  So does the old adage "you get what you pay for" apply here?  Is this the best option for the compost tumbler curious? Without seeing one in person it's hard to say, but here's my observations of the unit: -Cost!  They're under $100, which makes it the cheapest compost tumbler. -Looking at the reviews on Amazon, it looks like the main issue people have is with its assembly.  Therefore, if you like a challenge this shouldn't be a problem.  However, assembly issues may allude to cheap and/or shoddy manufacturing. -I think…

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Introducing…the Dirt Factory!

Something really inspiring occurred in west Philadelphia recently - the opening of the Dirt Factory, a community composting facility located at 4308 Market St. I truly believe that this concept/design will become a template for others to implement throughout the city, and hopefully throughout the country.  What does it do? The site is run by University City District and it provides a place to dispose of fallen leaves in the area, to then turn into compost for its gardens.  Even better, it's open once a week for anyone in the neighborhood to drop off up to 5 gallons of material. Two Earth Tubs (pictured above) were installed on the site and can process an enormous amount of material, creating high quality finished compost in short time. As you probably know,…

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