One of the fun things about a blog is that I get to see the search terms that got you here. Over the last week or so, I've gotten quite literally dozens of hits from people … [Read more...]
Compost Updates
First of all, I've named the compost pet Composta Heep. We like Thadd because he immediately got the Imogen Heep reference. Second, today was the big flip. I decided bin #1 was … [Read more...]
Bin There, Done That
Although to be honest, the bins are only 90% done. I still need to pick up a bit more lumber- 5/4 x 4 to finish off the side slats, and probably two more pieces of 5/4x6 to rip … [Read more...]
Compost Bin Progress!
It's been slow progress- after all, I'm fitting this in around actual, paying jobs- but I'm getting there. Some technical details: all the wood you see is dimensional (not … [Read more...]
Designing a Compost Bin
As soon as we moved in, I started a compost pile. I've done a fair bit of reading on the subject, but it all comes back to a simple principle- throw it on the pile, cover with … [Read more...]