Re: Urban cohousing communities -- do you compost? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Fred H Olson (fholsoncohousing.org) | |
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:42:29 -0800 (PST) |
Barbara Moulton bcmhorse [at] sonic.net is the author of the message below. It was posted by Fred, the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org> after deleting most of quoted digest, restoring subject line. -------------------- FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS -------------------- david bygott <davidbygott [at] yahoo.com> wrote: >We have been using the "Bokashi" system for years and find it >effective. All you need is a few airtight buckets (you can buy online >"gamma-seal" twist-off lids that are easy to open and close and fit on >any 5-gal bucket) and the EM (effective microorganism) culture, which >also you can find online. There's no smell (unless your bucket leaks!) >When we fill a bucket we set it aside for 3-4 weeks to allow the >anaerobic fermentation to progress, before digging it into the garden, >so you need about 4-5 buckets to keep that rotation going. The process >can handle just about any food scraps, including eggshells and chicken >carcasses, but NOT plastics, and some items like large bones and >avocado skins & pits don't decompose. Here's a starter link: Anaerobic composting? It's my understanding that anaerobic composting produces methane as a by-product. Methane is a way more potent GreenHouse Gas than CO2, especially in the short term. So I'd check that out before doing anything anaerobic. Barbara Moulton bcmhorse [at] sonic.net
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