https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr2R4ZfbpAQ My respiratory system is crying watching him breathe in all that dust! I bet his air quality is still compost-loads better than mine here in the city, though... Key takeaways: -Compost piles need moisture to get started. -Volume is critical to successful, high quality compost.
[originally found here: http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/can-compost-kill] Before we get started, let me get this disclosure out of the way: I love compost. From peeing on my garden mulch to composting the waste from my house move, I've written prolifically about my adventures in rotting biomass. I never fail to be amazed how nature’s regenerative powers can take dead, rotting waste, and cycle it back into life-enhancing black gold. Is compost the enemy? As an enthusiast, I've always been confused by the idea that anyone could not love compost. Yet these people exist. In fact, a quick search of the Internet will find those who don’t just “not love” compost — they actively hate it. Some even see it as a threat to our health, well-being and way of life. Take this impassioned,…