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You can give me money! I have a patreon account 🙂 But money isn’t everything, so more about that later. First I want to stress that the HCC works because it is a community effort. As such it would be great to receive all different kinds of inputs from community members. Obviously there are the…

The HCC got a mention in the Hackett Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter! Thanks very much to Barb who edits this great little periodical, for helping to share the word about the compost collective. The newsletter is certainly well-read and has led to quite a few new members contributing kitchen scraps to the HCC. Welcome all! This…

You’re in luck! The Hackett Compost Collective has already expanded to nearby suburbs of Canberra. If you’re in Watson or Downer then I can make pick-ups on Saturdays when I have to take the car out to pick up the kilos of fruit pulp that Julie’s juices kindly donates every week. I’m already collecting from…

The HCC has lots of new contributors and buckets are filling fast. Right now I’m keeping up with washing out the buckets to get them back into circulation but we are looking to be a little short on buckets in the near future. I’m happy to purchase some new buckets and brand them with the…

Yesterday I got a little excited and turned over two bays of the compost heap in one morning. It was a good workout for a chilly morning. I think in the future I will avoid the temptation of putting so many twigs from the garden into the heap as these impart too much structural integrity!…

Yes! Absolutely, put them in the buckets 🙂 I used to tell people not to put avocado pits in the compost, as I’d find whole pits months later. These were not degrading even after quite a long time in the compost bin.  However, we have to remember what wonderful little containers seeds are; protecting the…