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Turning Seattle’s Food Scraps Into Gardening Gold w/ Cedar Grove Compost

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:21:03 +0000

This video takes you on a tour of the Cedar Grove Compost facility in Everett Washington, just north of Seattle. From feedstock intake of food scraps and green waste by the ton, to residential and commercial distribution around the region, Cedar Grove is a worldwide leader in the large scale compost industry. Cedar Grove has been composting Puget Sound’s green waste into compost since the city of Seattle started taking yard waste out of the waste steam and into special roadside collection. Cedar Grove specialized in a variety of compost and soil products. For more info visit http://www.CGCompost.com
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Duration : 0:5:35

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An urban composting toilet & humanure for the garden

admin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:52:56 +0000

A “greywater guerrila” (a plumbing hacker) explains how she and her housemates compost their waste with a composting toilet. It takes just one year before they can use their own poop on their garden as “humanure”. Original story here: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/a-composting-toilet-and-humanure-for-garden/

Duration : 0:2:52

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Composting For Modest Spaces

Bill Boor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:22:48 +0000

If you happen to be a place dweller or stay in a home having small or no lawn, you could imagine that it is unattainable to compost ones residence waste. You might in addition think the fact that there is minor intent to fertilize waste materials if an individual don’t have a great lawn or backyard to utilize the compost in, nevertheless this approach is merely not true.

Recycling house debris is essential for a lot of explanations. Decomposing had gain the atmosphere, by adjusting organic waste into a beneficial end-product (”compost”). This likewise helps decrease the demand on landfills and can even lessen your own personal garbage collection bill. Even though you will never possess a yard or garden to use the fertilizer which you develop in, you will likely come with pals and neighbors who would certainly welcome the compost in theirs. And if you possess houseplants, you must surely look at employing the compost on all of them – the benefits will be fantastic.

Yet what should a person perform if an individual usually do not have a large area to create a compost pile or location large composting bins? Luckily generally there are several smaller composting packing containers currently accessible that can simply fit into a modest yard or perhaps on a outdoor patio. Most of the bins are tumbling decomposing containers, which mean that you spin them everyday which in turn speeds up the decomposing method.

Most of these containers also carry out a good job of keeping the composting material included, out of sight, and managing any scents that could occur. Right now there are a lot of great reasons to compost your own organic debris and condo dwellers will not have got to stop trying on the decomposing method.

Even if you will not have a small decomposing trash can or desire to purchase one, you should check with your local city hall to observe if the city you live in will compost your waste materials for you. Some cities are now even supplying special bins similar to popular recycling bins for collecting organic waste.

Looking to find the best deal on back porch compost tumbler, then visit http://composting-bin.com/best-back-porch-compost-tumbler-models to find the best advice on tumbling compost bin for you.

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indoor composting, red worms, worm bucket, vermicomposting, recycling,

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:06:03 +0000

JUST A SHORT VIDEO TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF MY FIRST WORM BUCKET MADE MOSTLY OUT OF RECYCLED MATERIALS. BUCKETS FROM LOCAL RESTAURANT, GARBAGE BIN FROM GARAGE SALE– .25
DRILL-BITS 1/8, 1/16, NEWSPAPER,FOOD WASTE, AND WORMS.
MY MAIN PURPOSE IS TO BECOME MORE SELF RELIANT. I WANT TO PRODUCE MY OWN FOOD AND ONE WAY TO START THAT IS WITH GOOD SOIL. THE WORM POOP (CASTINGS) IS A GREAT ORGANIC SOIL AMENDMENT FOR ANY GROWING REGIMEN. WHILE MAKING NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR PLANTS, ONE CAN RECYCLE THEIR PERSONAL FOOD WASTE. THIS KEEPS A SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS OUT OF THE LANDFILLS. IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD DO WITH MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS VERMICOMPOSTING? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS A WHOLE INDUSTRY OF WORM FARMS?
MORE SPECIFIC VIDEOS TO COME.

Duration : 0:4:51

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Product Review: Stainless Steel Compost Pail

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:18:13 +0000

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/pail.html

This stainless steel compost pail is a vital accessory to home composting. It looks great with many different types of kitchen decor, and can allow you to put your kitchen scraps inside and take them to the compost pile, compost heap, or compost bin every few days or so.

It comes with two charcoal filters, which help eliminate any sort of smell, and is easy to clean. It helps make your life a lot easier, and is ideal for the home composter.

Composting is easy! Get a stainless steel compost pail like this one and you’re in business! For more information about the great compost pail, please click the link at the top of this video description.

Duration : 0:1:52

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The Secrets Behind A Great Compost Program

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:57:59 +0000

Composting is a way of getting in touch with nature. Stay away from the chemically enhanced fertilizers at the stores. You can make your own fertilizer through a process known as composting. In the process you will probable have the opportunity to get down on your knees and get your hands a dirty, and nothing is dirtier than compost.

Compost is the process where biodegradable materials are turned into a soil like substance. The material is mixed with air, water, nitrogen in the proper proportions. The result is a compost material that will serve as a soil conditioner, mulch, and fertilizers. It will feed your garden soil the microorganism that plants need to grow strong and healthy.

When starting a compost program it is best to find a spot close to your garden, but some where concealed from plain site. When you show people your beautiful garden you do not want the first thing they see to be your compost heap. They are practical but not very pretty.

After you decide on a suitable area you will start the pile with green and brown organic materials. Green materials are high in nitrogen while the brown material contain lots of carbon. These two elements form the basic foundation of a compost pile.

A properly formed compost pile will not give off any odors. When the ratio of green and brown materials are correct the pile will not emit any odors. Compost should have an earthy smell and not that of rotting material. If the latter is present then something may be in the pile that should not be there or the ratio of green and brown material is off.

Adding some finished compost to the mix helps to kick start the composting program. This will help start the microbial activities in a compost pile.

Make sure that the pile is moist. Keeping the compost pile damp will help to quicken the breakdown of the organic materials. Add water to the pile it should be damp like a sponge

Producing compost is really a pretty simple matter. It just takes a little know how and a fair amount of time.

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Kitchen Composter

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:46:59 +0000

If you care about the environment you will be in favor of the composting process. The program focuses on giving back to the land what it has given you. It is about a cycle that things go through in order to grow.

My friends refer to me as the kitchen composter. When they look into a pile of trash all they see is garbage, but I see things that can become a part of nature.

That’s how your life is going to be if you are in touch with nature. The organic residue that you collect when you gather different materials from the land that is converted into something black,fragrant, and crumbly is what will be the compost. The idea here is to arrange the gathered items so the soil bacteria and fungi can survive and also multiply as they all break down. The bacteria act as the converters of all the raw materials so that they must be in a workable environment with proper air, food, and moisture.

You do not have to be a pro a start a kitchen composter program. All you have to have is a big heart for nature and you are all set. The thing you need to remember is that you are doing the environment a great favor by being involved in such a process.

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Worm Farm Unboxing 3

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:38:16 +0000

Jennie unboxes our new Worm Factory worm farm – video 3 of 3.

Duration : 0:3:11

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Worm Farm Unboxing 2

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:10:14 +0000

Jennie unboxes our new Worm Factory worm farm – video 2 of 3.

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DIY Worms, Vermi Compost Part 2

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:08:15 +0000

Sydney Blackmore and worm master Travis Ahearn show you how to make soil from organic waste with the help of worms.

http://sustainable.concordia.ca
http://r4.concordia.ca

Duration : 0:9:13

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