(photoL-R: Devin, Skya & Jonno).
The new compost bins at Funk Town Farm are now COMPLETE and ready for your compost!! A HUGE thank you to my husband, Devin Martin, for the many Saturdays he devoted to this project, and much gratitude to the many others involved in design, construction and tool lending, we couldn't have done it without you!:
Laura Jerrard
Rico
Menyiu
Jess Steiler
Nico & Betsy Johnson
Andy Blackwood
Jonno Norton
Wanda
and others who contributed over the past 3 months and I'm sorry I can't remember all who lent a helping hand!
To point out some of the highlights, these bins:
Are OUTSIDE of the chicken coop (no combo lock once you're inside the garden, no slipping on the coop floor!)
Have lids to keep out excessive moisture in the rainy season
have doors for easier access
include a "turning bin" for easier and more frequent turning (let us know if you'd like to volunteer for a weekly turning shift!)
removable side panels to make it even easier to turn!!
We hope to make a brief instructional video in the coming weeks to demonstrate the use of some of these new features, but until then, please follow these basic guidelines:
Look for the sign with the arrow for "fill this side" and put your compost in that bin
Never fill the center "turning bin"
Absolutely NO PLASTIC!
NO animal products (crushed egg shells ok)
Easy-does-it with paper products (a napkin or two and coffee filters are ok, but no paper plates, food boxes, etc)
Easy-does-it with bread products (a slice or two is ok, but whole loaves promote too much mold and aren't good for the garden)
Close the door and put down the roof if you opened it.
If you have time, remove the wood slats, shovel the compost into the turning bin, shovel back into original bin and replace wood slats. You've just turned the compost!! It will become soil much faster now. Grab some produce from the garden, or take home some compost in exchange for this task :-)
Happy Composting!
Skya (a.k.a. Compost Queen)
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