A bucket with sawdust & ash is my preference. I've used one of those giant, plastic ones while at an internship, and it was ok. Turning the crank to rotate the drum was not difficult, but the unit was large and I couldn't touch the ground with my feet :p, but I'm short. I'm not sure how much the "Compost Sure" amendments cost, or how the unit would smell if it got warm (it was in an unheated room, and it was cold!). It was a tad bit messy, but it was in a barn, so no one minded.
Hope you find something suitable for your purposes. ~Saralin (316) 708-3397 ~ If I take a moment to plant a Seed, you a moment to water it, and another spends a moment to love it, one could say that it was only a matter of moments before it bloomed. ~ Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 2:00:02 PM Subject: Sdpg Digest, Vol 97, Issue 8 Send Sdpg mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Sdpg digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Seed School - February 28 - March 4 Arizona (Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network) 2. COMPOSTING TOILET inquiry (Kristina Mata) 3. Brad Lancaster speaking at San Diego State University (Erik) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:40:24 -0800 From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Sdpg] Seed School - February 28 - March 4 Arizona Message-ID: <p06240805c95e15deb988@[10.0.0.104]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Seed School is an innovative 5-day school designed to help participants create new regional and sustainable seed production and distribution systems. The workshop trains gardeners, farmers, seed savers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers and anyone interested in turning the tide on the industrialization of our food and agriculture. Many growers are still purchasing one-size-fits-all seed every year. They could (and should!) be saving seeds they grow selected for the qualities and characteristics that work best for them. Those seeds get planted the following year increasing regional adaptability and true sustainability. This is diversity at its best. And we all know the saying: The strength of any ecosystem is a function of its diversity. Classroom time in this permaculture inspired program ranges from an introduction to genetics to modern database management (for those wishing to start a seed business or add a seed component to an existing organization). It is balanced with hands-on activities including harvesting, processing, germination testing and packaging seeds. Special guest presenters this time include Toby Hemenway and Gary Nabhan. Field trips round out your Seed School experience. Seed School takes place in the gorgeous Verde Valley in Arizona. Please email for details: [email protected] -- __o _'\<,_ ___________(_)/ (_)_______________ Bill McDorman PO Box 596 Cornville, AZ 86325 928.649.3315 [email protected] http://www.seedstrust.com/ _______________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.arashi.com/pipermail/sdpg/attachments/20110120/b8f2d1bb/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:10:49 -0800 From: Kristina Mata <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: [Sdpg] COMPOSTING TOILET inquiry Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii We would like to hear input from those with experience with composting toilets. About to purchase and don't want to make an expensive poor decision. Thanks all, Tina Mata Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:39:44 -0800 From: Erik <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Sdpg] Brad Lancaster speaking at San Diego State University Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I am here to announced that Brad Lancaster will be speaking at San Diego State University on Wednesday February 9th, 2011 at 5:30pm. The room is called Casa Real located in the Aztec Center. He will talk about water sustainability in San Diego, rainwater and greywater harvesting. Engineers without Borders-SDSU (http://ewb.sdsu.edu) and CASE is sponsoring this event Brad Lancaster is a dynamic teacher, consultant, and designer of regenerative systems. He is the author of the award-winning, best-selling books *Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond*, the information-packed website www.HarvestingRainwater.com <http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/>, and the Drops in a Bucket Blog. He lives his talk on an oasis-like eighth of an acre in downtown Tucson, Arizona, by harvesting over 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year where just 12 inches per year falls from the sky. If you have any questions, you can reach me at [email protected] Erik Berliner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.arashi.com/pipermail/sdpg/attachments/20110120/da6bf707/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Sdpg mailing list [email protected] https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg End of Sdpg Digest, Vol 97, Issue 8 ***********************************
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