Compost Pile

I've been really interested in composting lately.  It seems a shame that we don't have a pile, particularly with all of the veggies we're growing this summer.  When I worked for Big Green Earth Store I was responsible for helping maintain worm compost bins and took a class on worm composting and learned so much about it (even the customers taught me a lot).  It's about time that I started my own compost pile!

For the past few days I've been keeping all of my compostable scraps in a big coffee tin under my sink.  I made small holes in the lid.  Rather than spending $50 on a kitchen compost keeper, this will serve me just fine.  It's been crazily hot here, but my compost has not smelled (as it shouldn't).  The problem is that I needed a place to put the material, now that my can is full.

Today, with the help of a handsaw, some old, wood left to rot on the side of my house, a hammer and a few nails, I built a little compost cage AND worked on my tan AND got one hell of a work out.

This is what I started with.

And this is my final result.

In go the greens.

Covered by the browns.


















And Then I covered it with wood!

Viola!

My very own compost pile!  And as a benefit, I got rid of a ton of ugly wood!