httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL10PmbQ1EY Not a bad start, but some questions are definitely coming up for me. Is this also his pile for food scraps? Is he dampening the other materials? How long does he add material to this hole? I guess if you have enough space you can just keep digging holes and burying, but with one big compost heap, he can keep it simple and get better results.
(reposted from my other website, tylertalkstrash.com) Recently I was asked to provide a statement to the City of Philadelphia on why composting needs to be made more widely available for its residents. While there will be some difficult logistical challenges to evaluate, there is absolutely no reason why this can't make positive progress. I was in quite a rush, but at the last minute I was able to type something out. Luckily, I think about this very issue quite often so I was able to write a cranky blurb just in time. Here it is: I’ve lived in Philadelphia for nine years, and while the city has plenty of green initiatives going on for it, there’s also plenty of room for improvement. The most obvious is the lack of curbside…
Recently I put together a second compost pile in my backyard, and I took a few quick photos as I started adding material. I want your pile to work the best it can while not giving off any odors or attracting local pests. These two concerns are super easy to prevent- all you need to do is add a layer of browns over each and every food scrap deposit, and make sure you have two to three times as much brown material as food scraps. 1.) Start your new pile with browns first. I added straw first to act as a sponge for any excess moisture, then my first deposit of shredded leaves. This totals a little over 6", but I would have added more material if I had…