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Send me your compost pictures!

As I was staring at a jug of tea leaf compost that was gifted to me from a nearby cafe, I was thinking to myself how gorgeous it looked. What does your compost look like? Send me a picture of your compost and I'll post it on my page. I'd like to create a photo gallery of compost from around the world... sound good? Send me a JPEG and include your name, location, and a story about it to weaver [dot] tyler [at] gmail [dot] com. Who knows, maybe I'll send you a random gift as a thank you... Happy composting!

Kitchen Composters, Compost Crocks, Or Compost Tumblers, What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between a kitchen composter, compost crock and a compost tumbler? Do I need all of these? Are they all the same thing? I'm going to describe what each of these things are and how to find what works best for you. A compost crock is basically a container that you have in your kitchen to hold your food scraps until you get a chance to go out to the yard and empty it in your compost pile. I've seen these made out of plastic, ceramic and stainless steel. Since plastic tends to be somewhat flimsy and hold smells (especially compost), I recommend avoiding them. Ceramic is nice looking, heavy and easy to clean, but it's also easy to break. Therefore, I tend to like stainless steel compost…

The Compost Wizard (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl2lH2apFw0 This is a really nicely done video, and I definitely support this compost tumbler model... minimal, made here in the States, and the grips look nice. How do you feel about putting cardboard and paper in your compost? I don't think the concerns of toxicity are what they once were.