Hi Joe, Keith and Tom have this information all covered, but we have a little website here in the 'Smoke that might also be helpful? One of our daughters set up vermiculture bins in her U. of T. rez, (a bin per floor!) transferring hundreds of our red wigglers. The kids have accepted the idea really well.
www.city.toronto.on.ca/compost Jesse --- Joe Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Luke; > > Any wisdom to share on the best way to set up a > vermicomposter? I'd > like to start one and I'd be the type to make my own > rather than go out > and buy something ready made, but I haven't a clue > about the realities > of doing it. I have read some info on the web about > it though. If you > could share some of your first hand knowledge it > would be great. > > Joe > > Luke Hansen wrote: > > >It sounds like you're all talking about a kinda > >large-scale operation here, so I'm not sure how > useful > >this will be...but I just built a worm-bin for the > >place I work, and have one at home as well...and I > >find that they work faster and better for my > >composting needs than a conventional composting > bin. I > >crafted my latest bin out of untreated cedar siding > >leftover from a construction project. > > > >However, I suppose that for larger volume > applications > >such as lawn trimmings, I'd second the pallet idea. > > > >Good luck, > >Luke > > > > > > > > > > > >--- Paul S Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Pallets are particularly useful. Usually you can > >>pick up 3 for free and > >>either have an open side or I had some leftover > >>window screen, which allows > >>air flow. > >> > >>Also, if you have room you can get 5 pallets and > >>make a double bin...using a > >>UU shape. > >> > >>On 12/9/06, Tom Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Hello Robert, > >>> > >>>I use wood posts stacked like a log cabin. It´s > >>> > >>> > >>open on one side. I don´t > >> > >> > >>>use treated wood anywhere. So avoid that poison. > >>> > >>> > >>If the wood rots in time I > >> > >> > >>>replace it. > >>> > >>>Tom Irwin > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>------------------------------ > >>>From: *robert and benita rabello > >>> > >>> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > >> > >> > >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: *[Biofuel] The Death of a Compost Bin* > >>>Date: *Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:01:49 -0800* > >>> > >>>Although I don't do all of my composting in a > bin, > >>> > >>> > >>nearly all of our > >> > >> > >>>household table scraps and the entire collection > >>> > >>> > >>of waste from our bunny > >> > >> > >>>cage went into a black plastic compost bin. > >>> > >>> > >>Please note the past tense verb > >> > >> > >>>. . . > >>> > >>>About a week or so ago, we had a blast of arctic > >>> > >>> > >>air sweep through this > >> > >> > >>>area. Temperatures plummeted and with the > outflow > >>> > >>> > >>winds howling out of the > >> > >> > >>>east, windchills of -20 C lasted for two or three > >>> > >>> > >>days. (I know that some > >> > >> > >>>of you further east will probably laugh at this, > >>> > >>> > >>but for those of us who > >> > >> > >>>live near the ocean, -20 is pretty cold!) The > >>> > >>> > >>moisture in my compost bin > >> > >> > >>>expanded as it froze, literally warping or > >>> > >>> > >>shattering the plastic bin. > >> > >> > >>>The whole thing actually fell over this morning. > >>> > >>> > >>I went out to clean up > >> > >> > >>>the mess and found the top third of the contents > >>> > >>> > >>completely preserved and > >> > >> > >>>uncomposted (big surprise, it's been cold, > >>> > >>> > >>right?), the middle third > >> > >> > >>>consisted of a singular mass of partially > >>> > >>> > >>composted, frozen material, while > >> > >> > >>>the bottom third remained warm enough to keep on > >>> > >>> > >>decomposing. > >> > >> > >>>But the composter is toast. I'll have to > >>> > >>> > >>construct another one because > >> > >> > >>>I'm NOT going to use plastic again . . . What do > >>> > >>> > >>the rest of you use for > >> > >> > >>>compost bin construction material? > >>> > >>>robert luis rabello > >>>"The Edge of Justice" > >>>"The Long Journey" > >>>New Adventure for Your Mind > >>>http://www.newadventure.ca > >>> > >>>Ranger Supercharger Project > >>> > >>> > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list > archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
