COMPOSTING BINS

Similar to composting bins we worked with in New Zealand, the bin in the center is made up of stackable frames. In order to create something lighter weight and easier to store, Mike designed a stackable "lincoln log" type frame where each board nestles together to house the compost at the desired height.  

The piles on the right and left are sharing one of these sets. The one of the left is nearly finished. As it shrunk over the last three months, we took off the boards and began a new frame (on the right). One gets taller, the other gets shorter.  

This compost bin should be filled with layers of appropriate ingredients, covered with burlap or a scrap of carpet and then left to rest for about three months. No need to turn it. 

We weren't sure how this method would work back in Arkansas, but we are quite pleased with the results!

And our worm population is thriving in the new bin.

Added on January 30, 2013