Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Composting on a community level

[Douglas G. Larson (ddhle]

--- "Unfortunately, the earth worms have not been able to keep up and we
have 
a very, very bad odor problem."

If your compost pile or worm bin stink then you don't have compost. You
have putrifying organic matter and the pile or bin has gone anaerobic. 

You want to get oxygen into the bin or pile. One way to do that is to
add larger chunks of material. I suggest adding torn newspaper as a
start (but not pages with color ink, only black).

If the odor is extreme and the pile large starting over may be best.  

I am a Certified Soil Food Web Advisor and could give you information
off-list of you want it. 

Douglas Larson, 
Songaia Cohousing
Bothell, Washington
Certified SFI Advisor since 2003
SFI Soil Microbiology QA Microscopist since 2004