Author: Brook

Lots of things happening here at the HCC! So much that I haven’t had time to update the blog, but I’ll catch up on that soon 🙂 Meanwhile, there’s been plenty of buckets to empty into the growing heap. I also sieved the remaining portion in the third bay, so that third bay is now… Continue reading Nearly turning time again! Compost update

After sieving some of the finished compost last weekend, and rotating some of the semi finished compost back into the first bay, it’ll soon be time to turn over a section of the compost bin again. And more turning = more finished compost, more quickly 🙂 A big thanks to Gang Gang cafe in Downer… Continue reading Compost update

I tend to be fairly ambitious with my composting, throwing in all sorts of stuff including items that I know will take a long time to break down. The way I see it, these items (sticks, corn cobs, and other roughage) help the aeration of the pile as they stop it compacting into one homogenous… Continue reading We made a simple sieve and are now producing compost ‘fines’

Just a quick note to say that the worms in the worm farm are absolutely loving the fruit pulp from Julie at the Capital Region Farmer’s market, as predicted 🙂

It was great to meet contributor Alison yesterday who also composts at home but refers to that as ‘feeding the possums’ 🙂 I feel the same way about my attempts to grow vegetables in the backyard sometimes. The compost bin that the HCC collections feed into has been built with security in mind. It’s going… Continue reading Compost update: still plenty of capacity

Any organic waste collection service has to consider the probability of some unpleasant odours from time to time although unlike a ‘night soil’ collection this is far from inevitable! The worst thing that you can do with any decaying organic matter is wrap it up in plastic. This traps in liquids and excludes air and… Continue reading How to avoid a stinky collection bucket