I just found this great video on YouTube about making your own bokashi mixture. It was posted by Neal ‘The PodChef’ Foley, from the Kitchen Garden Food Company (which looks like a great website, BTW).
I love the sound of … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on December 14th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Needless to say, whenever I read about someone using both vermicomposting and aquaponics as part of a larger integrated system, I get pretty excited!! Growing Power is an organization doing exactly that.
This non-profit organization, based in Milwaukee (with … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on December 12th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Images courtesy of Shea Gunther
I thought that I was a little bit ‘out there’ for trying to compost during our cold winters, but my eco-buddy Shea Gunther makes me feel like a bit of a light-weight! He has … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on December 11th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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I’ve talked previously (here) about Fall Composting, but I haven’t really talked at great length about my winter composting efforts. Given that winter has most certainly arrived here in Ontario (as I type I am watching as snow falls … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on December 11th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Back at the end of September we talked about how Garden Girl is “back”. She had announced her partnership with Farmers Almanac and her plans to create a bunch of new videos.
At the time the one thing that … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on December 11th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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After nearly 2 months of being sidelined with ‘other stuff’, I have happy to report that I’m back and ready to kick things into over-drive here at CompostGuy.com.
My goal is to get into a much more regular posting schedule … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on December 7th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Here at CompostGuy.com I aim to explore organic waste management from as many angles as possible.
While I certainly have a passion for composting, I’m not so naive as to think it is the ‘be all, end all’. I definitely … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on October 14th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Fall is here, and with it comes an abundance of rich composting materials!
In my neck of the woods (Ontario) the leaves are already starting to pile up on lawns and it’s time to start thinking about cutting back my … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on October 2nd, 2007 with 1 comment.
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What’s the difference and which one is better?
As I mentioned in a recent article, I tend to lump hot (thermophilic) composting, vermicomposting, and (small-scale) ‘backyard’ composting together under the general term ‘composting’ (even though it is a term … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on September 28th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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I’ve written a fair amount about Patti “The Garden Girl” Moreno on the EcoSherpa blog, but she definitely deserves some mention here as well. Patti has been a real inspiration ever since she burst onto the green scene with her … >> READ MORE <<
Written by Compost Guy on September 25th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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