How To Compost – Page 56 – Crazy About Compost

How to Build the Ultimate Compost Bin (Rodale’s Organic Life)

http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/how-to-build-compost-bin Check the link above for a semi-technical three-bin design that will result in the most hassle-free composting there is. If I had the space for a three-bin system, I'd be on it in an instant. In other words, when you work with large bins, there's much more room for error as opposed to a worm system or composting with a pair of trash cans. The only aspect of this design that I deviate from is the process itself- I don't turn compost at all, so I'd just keep the middle bin full of cover materials, add to the first bin for up to a year using cover materials from the middle bin, then work on the third bin when the first is at capacity.

How to Make Compost From Your Poo with a Composting Toilet! – Closing the Loop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcEvs3Bxjs It's always exciting to see a new compost toilet video online... I'm not alone! It really is simple- just read Humanure Handbook by Joe Jenkins a few times and get to it. It's a great read and he knows what he's doing...he backs the whole book with a ton of cited research. The only area I differ from their process is that I also add my cat's waste to the system, too. Jenkins doesn't make a strong claim in his book about composting pet waste- I'm willing to take the risk. I use swheat scoop cat litter and just add it to my compost toilet buckets along with my own deposits. I let the pile sit for 18 months (instead of 12) and use the finished compost for solely…

No-Rules Compost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSIIEn1abc8 This dude makes a great point about composting that I've never heard anyone say before: "...success seems to be that people will continue to compost...or in other words that the rules are there to help people avoid things that might stop them composting." YES. My focus is to get people to avoid the landfill and minimize displacement of necessary nutrients...I don't want people to be misled about what is critical for our society to sustain itself. Composting is made easy with a few basic tips, but "No Rules". :)