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18 Day Composting Trial at RIGC by Chris Enock

11/19/2016

 
If you were in the gardens last Sunday, you may have seen and heard Chris as he worked saying,"It's like making a salad!" Gina was helping out and her comment was, "He's on a mission!"

Chris explained,"We are trying to see if we can get the time to compost down to 18 days. It will take a few tries to get it right for sure. This is the first attempt, started this past Sunday 11/13. In theory and if done correctly, this batch will be completely done by 12/1. We will let you know how it goes!"
Here are some pics of the different materials being added to the compost heap in the order of the layers: ​
This idea was inspired by the video Soil by Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Institute:  (Please click on this title above or on the url below. Or you can copy and paste the link.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_-fPGcnDyE)  The bit specifically about composting starts at around 17 minutes in to the film. 

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Chris approached Anthony Longo, who was glad to arrange for him to work on this project. And so, the experiment has begun...

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