Start a composting bin

Posted on: May 17, 2008
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
Related topics: daily challenge, eco friendly, gardening, and recycling
Challenge Yourself for: 90 days

Whether you use plant clippings or last night’s dinner, compost is very easy to make. Essentially, compost is made up of anything that was once living. If you’re a gardener, it’s a great additive to soil. It’s also beneficial for minimizing waste and your environmental footprint.

During the next three months, create your own composting bin. Challenge yourself to avoid making excuses, like you’re a city dweller or you’re not a gardener. (It’s easy to find someone to donate your compost to!).

(We’ve given you 90 days for this challenge. When you log your progress, you only need to log as many days as you think are applicable.)

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Dogzrule10
Posted May 22, 2008 at 07:38 AM

I started a compsot bin about 3 weeks ago but I have to get a real bin for it to work well. Looking forward to getting one (hopefully) this weekend.

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kathygwyn1
Posted May 26, 2008 at 09:49 AM

We have been adding kitchen refuse to the pile most of the last year. Now have a large pile that is growing a melon vine and a fern that I thought was dead.

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Hollibicarwilson
Posted May 30, 2008 at 07:15 PM

My Husband is an Organic Farmer and for a few years now we’ve had our compose heap in our back yard. Please remeber to toss it over ocassionally.

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shaniam
Posted June 06, 2008 at 01:33 PM

I am going to give this a try – I will let you know how it goes!

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shaniam
Posted June 08, 2008 at 07:38 AM

I cannot find a bin anywhere! We have looked at everyplace local we could think of but no luck – we found some on line but the shipping costs are outrageous!!! Any suggestions?

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KellyK, Kashi employee
Posted June 17, 2008 at 12:02 PM

shaniam – One of my co-workers bought a bin at a more specialized gardening store (not sure where you live, but it was purchased at Armstrong Garden Center in southern CA). I’ve also found that you can sometimes find shipping deals on some composting bin site. The other option, which may take a little more time – you could search online and find instructions for building one yourself.

I just started a worm bin myself! It’s actually kind of exciting to see everything progressing. The other great side effect of composting is that I’m much more conscious of everything I throw in the trash and it seems like I’ve been creating much less trash overall.

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Bravo, Kashi employee
Posted June 19, 2008 at 01:32 PM

Composting is the best thing ever!! I love checking on my worms and talking to them about the fun they are having eating my good leftovers!

This is way better then recycling your paper, you can actually feed it to the worms!

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Susiegreer
Posted September 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Hi – Am going to start today and will figure out how to make my own bin – have started raised bed and potted garden. Am psyched to get going on composting.
Susie