Composting system

There have been some really useful things coming across my screen lately when it comes to planning your garden for spring — which I know will be just around the corner despite this wildly cold spell we are having here in Germany right now. Thinking of spring and seeing the tulips I planted indoors coming […]

Step 1: Beg Explain patiently to professional carpenter husband over several months that current compost bins are old and too small and in the wrong place. Paint dazzling word pictures of abundant…

This DIY pallet compost bin system is a nice alternative to the expensive bins you can buy at the store. It is simple, free, and fast!

The Humanure Handbook and the Compost Toilet Handbook are sources of information for composting sanitation systems. Human excrement, or human waste, is highly compostable and can be safely returned to the soil for agricultural purposes.

This year I finally decided to build a composting system to enrich the soil in my raised bed garden. Here’s an assembly schematic for building your own 3 bin compost system. There are a lot o…

Composting is an awesome way to sustainably dispose of food waste and create free organic fertilizer. Come learn about 6 different ways to compost at home!

What is composting? Read on to find out why this simple act is so beneficial, not only for your gardens but for mother nature and your wallet!

Compost Bin - Low Cost, Easy, and Modular: This design is based on an evolving design for composting my grandfather came up with. Throughout his life he tried various strategies for composting, and different bins to go with them. Some used lathe and 2x4s, others used cedar dimensional lumber…

Composting reduces trash output and provides an excellent soil amendment for gardens. The benefits are large, but not everything belongs in your compost.