Composting

Composting is new for my family, but I have everyone involved.  My daughter helped me assemble our first compost bin made from recycled plastic.  She seperated the nuts and bolts into sets for each connection and held the piles to help tigheter everything down, now she helps dump food waste collected from 2 bins in the kitchen into the composter, I hope to have some home grown compost in a few weeks to add to he family garden and if things work out add a second composting bin.

 

(From gardeners.com)

Composting is the environmentally friendly way to recycle kitchen scraps and garden waste back into the earth. We’ve used dozens of composters over the years, and have incorporated all the features we like best into our Deluxe Pyramid Composter. The lid is hinged so you can open it with one hand, yet it can’t blow away. Narrow side vents ensure good ventilation. Two sliding doors, front and back, stay open to make removing compost easy. Best of all, the signature self-watering lid lets in the right amount of rainwater for optimum performance.

http://www.gardeners.com/Deluxe-Pyramid-Composter/20706,34-642RS,default,cp.html

 

 

 

Collecting Kitchen scraps including ground coffee

Collecting kitchen scraps for composting shouldn’t detract from your kitchen décor. This sleek, ceramic crock is attractive enough to keep on the kitchen counter, so there is no need to hide it under the sink. Glazed inside and out, the crock will never stain or absorb food odors, and it has an activated-carbon filter to trap odors.

http://www.gardeners.com/Kitchen-Compost-Crock/20707,13006,default,cp.html