The Compost Conversation
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One bin good, two bins better
Managing the outputs of a cool compost bin can get complicated, particularly if we only have one bin, where we…
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Free-range worm farming
I’ll let you in on a little compost secret. A well set up cool composting bin and a worm-farm are…
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To tumble… or not?
The logic of compost tumblers goes like this: Lack of aeration makes compost piles stinky and slow. By turning the…
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Setting up for success
For many people, the compost pile is as far away from the house as it can be, tucked right down…
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It’s hot, when you’re not
There is nothing quite so satisfying for me as heading outside on a frosty morning to feed the chooks, passing…
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Hooray for the home composter!
“In a good economy there would be no such thing as waste” writes farmer and poet, Wendell Berry. We know…
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Get a wriggle on with worm farming!
This week, Hugh Finlay from Grow Great Fruit and the Harcourt Organic Food Coop takes the Compost Conversation reins and…
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Adding soil, or not?
When looking back at many early recipes for compost making, I often see soil recommended as an important compost ingredient….
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Take it outside
Between the chopping board and the compost pile there sits another piece of composting ‘equipment’ that often gets overlooked, but…
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To lime or not to lime?
It used to be pretty standard advice to add sprinklings of garden lime to our compost as we built them,…
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The ‘Williams Manoeuvre’
I first met Lisa Williams when YIMBY were out looking for new composters in her street in north-west Castlemaine. We…
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Winter Warmer Workshop
Is it really possible to keep our compost hot in these cold winter months?If you’ve been following the Compost Conversation,…