Small apartment compost bin
My compost bin - two 5 gallon buckets. The bottom one holds dirt to scoop on top of freshly added materials, the top one holds compost under way.
The buckets were being pitched by a local co-op - they'd been filled with honey that had just been added to the store's bulk keg. I was able to scrape 6 cups of excellent orange blossom honey off them before filling them with dirt :)
The top bucket normally has a cover on it. A photo of the finished product is here.
Inspired by Vic Sussman's Easy Composting (now out of print, but available for as little as $2.50 through Amazon.)
March 2013 update: After a number of years of doing this, I've moved on to a 2 bucket bokashi composting set up. It sits under the sink, produces usable compost much more quickly, and doesn't require bringing soil home from the garden.
Small apartment compost bin
My compost bin - two 5 gallon buckets. The bottom one holds dirt to scoop on top of freshly added materials, the top one holds compost under way.
The buckets were being pitched by a local co-op - they'd been filled with honey that had just been added to the store's bulk keg. I was able to scrape 6 cups of excellent orange blossom honey off them before filling them with dirt :)
The top bucket normally has a cover on it. A photo of the finished product is here.
Inspired by Vic Sussman's Easy Composting (now out of print, but available for as little as $2.50 through Amazon.)
March 2013 update: After a number of years of doing this, I've moved on to a 2 bucket bokashi composting set up. It sits under the sink, produces usable compost much more quickly, and doesn't require bringing soil home from the garden.