Composting Update!!

I started my composting journey this year. And here's the update. 

My goal is to make my own nutrient rich soil for my garden.

And another update.

I found out that my town provided (for a $20 fee) a 3 x 3 x 3 wooden box that could be used for composting. They also provided a table top bin for scraps.

I just found out that they will be delivering my compost bin this Thursday (tomorrow!)

I'm so excited to see what this thing looks like and what, if anything needs to be done to it.

It arrived!

Hell yeah! I'm so excited to get this started! I need to find the right location for it, I need to get my "station" set up so to speak. 

Now I'm going to have to separate out my food scraps. Before, I would generally throw out any leftover meat and only give my chickens the veggies, rice, fruit, etc. But now I'll have to keep an even closer eye on it. 

For the "greens" which is nitrogen-rich materials likes food waste, including meats, bones, and citrus, grass clippings, yard trimmings, fresh manure. "Browns" are carbon-rich. materials like leaves, trimmings, straw, newsprint. 

I'll have to make sure to pile greens then browns to create the right layers for decomposition. I'll have to watch to make sure that the pile doesn't get too wet or dry out. 

There's a hatch on this 3 x 3 x 3 wooden box, to allow us to get the nutrient-rich soil from the bottom.