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Journee
posted Apr 19, 2008 8:21:58 AMTo All

Hey, does anyone have suggestions for a compost bin?


Thank you.


 


Journee
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GranolaJoe
posted Apr 21, 2008 11:17:16 AMTo All
Hey Journee,

Here's a few that you can check out. There's some for the garden or the kitchen.

- Joe

Garden Composter

A sizeable backyard composter that keeps animals out. Create more fertile soil and stimulate healthy root growth in plants by simply adding compost to your garden beds. The Garden Composter has a patented venting system to maintain proper temperature plus an animal resistant lid and sliding bottom door for easy, mess-free compost dispersal.

Spinning Composter

Our urban-savvy Spinning Composter is made of 50% post-consumer recycled plastic and it produces up to 85 pounds of odorless, fertile compost in about a month. Removable base collects water drippings - a nutritious byproduct. Eight built-in rollers spin to mix in oxygen and speed decomposition. Secure latching door is hinged for filling, detaches for emptying.

All Food Recycling Compost Kit with Bokashi

Now it's easy to discard meat, fish, dairy and even bones right in your kitchen without the requirements of turning it like you do outdoor compost and without creating unpleasant smells. Developed in Japan, the All Food Recycling Compost Kit quickly and odorlessly converts your organic waste into a high-grade soil conditioner through the use of effective microbes or Bokashi - a Japanese word meaning "fermented organic matter."

Kitchen Compost Crock

Stash scraps for the compost pile in an attractive countertop kitchen composting crock. The Kitchen Compost Crock has a fully glazed interior that won't stain or absorb odor and holds up to one gallon of kitchen scraps. An activated carbon filter in the lid prevents odors.

Edited by: GranolaJoe on Apr 21, 2008 11:17:41 AM

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." -Aldo Leopold
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SuburbanTomboy
posted Apr 22, 2008 11:26:49 AMTo All
I have the spinning composter Joe listed above. I've had it for about 2 years, and I like it. It's small enough to fit on the back porch right outside my kitchen door, so putting my scraps in it is so easy I have no excuse not to use it. There's no odor, and I've never had a problem with any vermin trying to get into it.

I like it so much that I ordered a second one earlier today, so that I have one in the filling stage while the other is "cooking." Gaiam has them on sale right now.

alli
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GranolaJoe
posted Apr 22, 2008 11:52:17 AMTo All
Two composters? I'm jealous.

My fiancee and I are getting married and finally moving in together this Summer. We're hoping to find a place with a garden so we can finally start gardening and composting too.

I can't stand having to throw vegetables in the garbage instead of just composting them!
"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." -Aldo Leopold
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KMoc
posted Aug 7, 2008 7:47:23 AMTo All

I am new to the site and was curious Alli, if you are in a more northern climate. I am wondering if the composter will freeze or not. I live in Minnesota and want to buy a composter but not sure what I would do during the winter months.


Does anyone have any comments, suggestions?? I would definately appreciate any comments.


 


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SuburbanTomboy
posted Aug 14, 2008 11:20:13 AMTo All
Hi Kathi,

I live in coastal NJ, and I did have the composter freeze once, even though our recent winters have been disappointingly mild. But to be fair to the composter, I wasn't turning it daily like I should have been.

I've since moved them next to the dryer vent, which I hope will give them a little added heat in the winter.

alli
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2PitMama
posted Oct 1, 2008 6:09:43 PMTo All
Right now there is a good sale at www.composters.com.  I am thinking of getting myself a worm compost with the red wigglers and a rainwater collection system too.  This is a good time of year to buy - a lot of companies are having sales.  What kind you want really depends on where you live and how much property you have and how much compostable waste you generate.  If you live in a colder climate, you should be sure to purchase a black bin and put it in the sun in order to maximize the solar heat absorbed and you might want to add a composting compound as well to speed decomposition through the winter months.
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