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A Tale of Two Bins (article repost)

Originally found at: https://foofycrafts.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/a-tale-of-two-bins/ Recently Hannah wrote a post on her experience with getting started composting and linked to my video. I thought I'd repost her blog here. If you try the bucket method and it doesn't appear to get results, try using a larger container such as a trash can. The bigger the vessel, the better your results will be. Anyway, here's her post. Keep up the good work, Hannah! It’s amazing how much waste we can generate in a single day. Throwing out that old toothpaste tube, wiping down the sink with a paper towel, grabbing coffee in a to-go cup, unwrapping a protein bar. Wow. That’s only the beginning! We go through the day and leave little bits and pieces of our waste everywhere. We pass myriads…

How to Make Balcony Composting Even Easier in 15 Minutes or Less

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHIIGUiC8s A guy by the name of "travelsignguy" often comments on my Youtube videos, offering feedback and suggestions. Last week I posted the video "How to Start Balcony Composting in 15 Minutes or Less", and he made a great process improvement suggestion right away. I know I don't like turning compost, and I don't think anyone does. He suggested to add a third bucket to alternate with the top bucket in the system. Perfect! In other words, drill holes in a third bucket on the sides and bottom, then each week dump the bucket with composting material into the empty bucket, and put that one into play. By doing this, you're effectively tumbling your compost. The material is being completely overturned, and this is a great oxygen exchange as well.…

How to Start Balcony Composting in 15 Minutes or Less – Update 1

Balcony composting is a great way to compost in small spaces if you're not the worm composting type. Recently I posted a video on how to get started balcony composting in 15 minutes or less, and the response to the video has been great so far. For the non-video people, I wanted to show you an updated picture of how it's going. Pictured above, is the two bucket system, and I found a piece of scrap trim from renovating the kitchen to use as an aerator. So, how's it looking? Exciting, right? While there's plenty of room to add more food scraps and such, it's already obtaining some nice toasty temperatures thus far...pretty cool! I'm not sure how many updates I'll have on this particular system, but if anything weird…