I love making compost, I really do. I compost, think about compost, and write about it almost every day. But when it really comes down to it, there are only two reasons that I make compost at home: However, if there was an easier way to do both of those things, I would probably be …
Mother nature has been composting deal animals for millions of years. Every time an animal has died, it has made it back to the soil through decomposition. Until humans go into the mix. Now, however, people are trying to keep the natural order of the world running as smoothly as possible, many are wondering about …
You have your flock of chickens ready and rearing to go when you finally move them into their own enclosed area. However, after a few days, you return to get some eggs and notice that holes are suddenly dug throughout the enclosure, some even near the edge of the fence. In general, chickens will not …
Our lovely dogs are some of the best friends we will ever have in the world; they are also loyal to an absolute fault. However, they are also animals that adhere to some basic urges, and male dogs will lift their legs to mark what they see as their territory, even on your beautiful patio. …
Our days and nights are taken up with constant technology. Wherever you look, people are on a smartphone or some kind of device. We all know the phrase “couch potato,” and, to be honest, I think most of us feel the same way most of the time due to almost no exercise or time spent …
I’m really into kombucha (and telling people about kombucha). It’s one of my many flaws. So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard about Bokashi Tea. I’ve tried just about every type of kombucha tea but this “Bokashi” sounded new and exotic. I wasn’t nearly as excited to find out that Bokashi …
When I first decided to start composting I had a lot of problems to solve…or at least I thought I did. One of the major ones that had kept me from starting before was a location for my pile. Deciding where to start your compost pile is no small task. In fact, for many people, …
When I first started looking for a compost tumbler I was after the cheapest thing I could find. At least within reason. Since my wife had vetoed my cardboard box of table scraps behind the shed I was left looking for something that was a good value for the money, aesthetic, and functional. What I …
Maggots are disgusting. They exist in the filthiest places, feast on dead and rotting flesh (mostly corpses of course), and carry disease and death everywhere they go. At least that’s the view that every city-dwelling American seems to have. In many cultures maggots are far from something to be disgusted by. In fact, many places …
I’ve seen so many people arguing about which is better for their garden: topsoil or compost. The level of misunderstanding in this “fake argument” has gotten old. It makes me want to take my compost bin, upend it over the heads of the people arguing, and yell, “does that small like topsoil to you!?” Except …