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On-Farm Composting Handbook, 1992
> this book remains a staple in composting education programs. The 11 chapters cover: benefits and drawbacks of composting; the composting process; raw materials; composting methods; composting operations, management, site and environmental considerations, using compost, marketing agricultural compost, farm composting economics, and other options for waste management and composting.
Free PDF
https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/c66de614-e524-46a3-a4cb-031c9a1e7e11
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On-Farm Composting Handbook, 1992
> this book remains a staple in composting education programs. The 11 chapters cover: benefits and drawbacks of composting; the composting process; raw materials; composting methods; composting operations, management, site and environmental considerations, using compost, marketing agricultural compost, farm composting economics, and other options for waste management and composting.
Free PDF
https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/c66de614-e524-46a3-a4cb-031c9a1e7e11
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Notes and links from Thurs 23 April: https://notes.peteashton.com/2026/04/23/notes-and-links-from-thurs.html
I had a thought about managing the #compost at the allotment so sent it to my sister who suggested we meet up there and have a chat about it. Which turned into actioning the plan and emptying one full bay into another. Lucy did most of the work but I couldn't help getting a bit involved (this was my big passion pre-CFS!) and we'll see if I overdid it or managed it well.
The compost it looking good considering it's missing a lot of the food inputs I used to get from friends and Loaf so is mainly rabbit poop and hay alongside the usual allotment detritus. Some patches at the bottom were a bit anaerobic and stinky but that's to be expected.
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Notes and links from Thurs 23 April: https://notes.peteashton.com/2026/04/23/notes-and-links-from-thurs.html
I had a thought about managing the #compost at the allotment so sent it to my sister who suggested we meet up there and have a chat about it. Which turned into actioning the plan and emptying one full bay into another. Lucy did most of the work but I couldn't help getting a bit involved (this was my big passion pre-CFS!) and we'll see if I overdid it or managed it well.
The compost it looking good considering it's missing a lot of the food inputs I used to get from friends and Loaf so is mainly rabbit poop and hay alongside the usual allotment detritus. Some patches at the bottom were a bit anaerobic and stinky but that's to be expected.
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Thinking about compost, I realise that like outdoor drying I learned this from my mum, and passed it on to my kids.
But two have now moved into apartment rentals and can’t compost.
I’d really love to see more effective Council or communal composting in urban areas.
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Thinking about compost, I realise that like outdoor drying I learned this from my mum, and passed it on to my kids.
But two have now moved into apartment rentals and can’t compost.
I’d really love to see more effective Council or communal composting in urban areas.
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Notes from Monday 2 February: https://notes.peteashton.com/2026/02/02/notes-from-monday-february.html
Lucy came over this afternoon and we took all the compostables to the allotment. This included a drop-off from another rabbit-caring friend who saves up their poop and pissy hay for us, so we actually have a glut at the moment.
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Notes from Monday 2 February: https://notes.peteashton.com/2026/02/02/notes-from-monday-february.html
Lucy came over this afternoon and we took all the compostables to the allotment. This included a drop-off from another rabbit-caring friend who saves up their poop and pissy hay for us, so we actually have a glut at the moment.
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Compost Heat Recovery Webinar with Gaelan Brown
Living Web Farms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvMi6hgfcnw -
Compost Heat Recovery Webinar with Gaelan Brown
Living Web Farms
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Hey #compostodon and #compost nerds - I'm working with a nature charity on their #composting next week.
They have a lot of woody material but no chipper (though might be able to befriend an arborist). We're going to look at ways around that and so far I've got the following ideas:
- Dead hedges: let it rot naturally in a way that helps wildlife.
- Biochar: would need to build a retort but could be a good activity.
- Hugelmound: probably not as they don't grow much.What have I missed?
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Hey #compostodon and #compost nerds - I'm working with a nature charity on their #composting next week.
They have a lot of woody material but no chipper (though might be able to befriend an arborist). We're going to look at ways around that and so far I've got the following ideas:
- Dead hedges: let it rot naturally in a way that helps wildlife.
- Biochar: would need to build a retort but could be a good activity.
- Hugelmound: probably not as they don't grow much.What have I missed?
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It is nearly two years since I last tooted about my #vermicompost bin. There are simple reasons for this: the system stabilized, I got used to it, and other matters in life distracted me from writing about it. There is, however, a recent development that warrants another update. In short, ... *takes a deep breath*... I feel disappointed by my own #design and I want a different bin. Let's explore this. 🧵🔽
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It is nearly two years since I last tooted about my #vermicompost bin. There are simple reasons for this: the system stabilized, I got used to it, and other matters in life distracted me from writing about it. There is, however, a recent development that warrants another update. In short, ... *takes a deep breath*... I feel disappointed by my own #design and I want a different bin. Let's explore this. 🧵🔽
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Look at this little knapweed bloom I found. In November. Under a pile of yard debris that has been there since midsummer.
This is why these guys are noxious. They are the life that finds a way.
(The pile is now in compost.)
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Look at this little knapweed bloom I found. In November. Under a pile of yard debris that has been there since midsummer.
This is why these guys are noxious. They are the life that finds a way.
(The pile is now in compost.)
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What a good question. It’s probably about hashtagS, and labelling of what the practice is. Knitters knit etc.
Now I’m curious to know what others find helpful. I follow people more than hashtags, and then when I find someone’s making something I notice if they’re sharing it to a hashtag and I’ll amble in that direction.
#compostodon for people making something of waste is one you might not think of. And I notice the makers of #solarpunk and the #visiblemending community.
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What a good question. It’s probably about hashtagS, and labelling of what the practice is. Knitters knit etc.
Now I’m curious to know what others find helpful. I follow people more than hashtags, and then when I find someone’s making something I notice if they’re sharing it to a hashtag and I’ll amble in that direction.
#compostodon for people making something of waste is one you might not think of. And I notice the makers of #solarpunk and the #visiblemending community.
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Re that last boost on finding experts near you, @bonni208 mentions finding the #compostodon community here, and this got me thinking about how we become each other’s counsel in all sorts of practical ways. Relational expertise: not just credentials in the knowing sense, but credibility in the trusted sense.
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Re that last boost on finding experts near you, @bonni208 mentions finding the #compostodon community here, and this got me thinking about how we become each other’s counsel in all sorts of practical ways. Relational expertise: not just credentials in the knowing sense, but credibility in the trusted sense.
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Deurtje van de compostbak open. Mooie dwarsdoorsnede!
Bak 3 is nu moestuinbed.
Bak 2 is naar bak 3
Bak 1 kijk je naar. Die gaat in 2. -
Deurtje van de compostbak open. Mooie dwarsdoorsnede!
Bak 3 is nu moestuinbed.
Bak 2 is naar bak 3
Bak 1 kijk je naar. Die gaat in 2. -
The Aerobic Digest is back! https://the.aerobicdigest.email/p/the-aerobic-digest-14-electric-compost-battery-test
After an enforced break I’ve figured out how to write my #composting newsletter again.
This issue: community composting in Birmingham and Machynlleth, a compost-powered computer in Manchester and a dead hedge.
Hope you enjoy it!
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The Aerobic Digest is back! https://the.aerobicdigest.email/p/the-aerobic-digest-14-electric-compost-battery-test
After an enforced break I’ve figured out how to write my #composting newsletter again.
This issue: community composting in Birmingham and Machynlleth, a compost-powered computer in Manchester and a dead hedge.
Hope you enjoy it!
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@yvan The #compost #Compostodon tag community might have advice.
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UK Based Question: What loam based peat-free compost are people recommending these days. Not the cheap fluffy "potting compost" crap at B&Q that is full of wood and barely retains water!
Something soil/loam based.
Few of the usual retailers spec the stuff properly!
(I am being consulted on specifying the bits to buy to put some salad planters in at work.)
#GYO #GrowYourOwn #Vegetables #Gardening #Allotment #compost #Compostodon
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Our thuja trees are relentless. Every year, without fail, they produce a crapton of leaves(?), seeds, and other assorted stuff. We use it as cover around bushes etc. as it's free and our dog doesn't eat it. But I will soon have a third filled compost heap and no more places to put it.
I have pleaded, but the trees won't listen. How can the shedding never end? Where does it all come from???
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Compost worms are aquatic!
This is (I believe) an Eisenia foetida (red wiggler compost worm) living in the soil and gravel substrate of a fish aquarium I set up a couple of months ago. It is fully submerged with no direct access to the atmosphere!
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@yvan A friend tried doing a Johnson-Su bioreactor with one but didn't have the discipline to keep it watered. But you could definitely just fill it with green-heavy woodchip and just leave it for a year or two.
Ooh, here's a guide to doing one with an old IBC! https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/land-preparation/soils/how-to-build-a-johnson-su-bioreactor-to-produce-your-own-on-farm-biology