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The Speedibin Value Proposition (or, How Come S...
So many times, people see a Speedibin, love it, want it, but wonder why it costs so much. Here are the reasons: Locally made Speedibin composters are made here in...
The Speedibin Value Proposition (or, How Come S...
So many times, people see a Speedibin, love it, want it, but wonder why it costs so much. Here are the reasons: Locally made Speedibin composters are made here in...
5 Things For a A Successful Vegetable Garden
An Interview With Martita Mestey for Authority Magazine. 5 pieces of advice to grow your own food: 1. Compost (duh!) 2. Grow diversity 3. Grow perennials 4. Eat from your garden every day 5. Experiment
5 Things For a A Successful Vegetable Garden
An Interview With Martita Mestey for Authority Magazine. 5 pieces of advice to grow your own food: 1. Compost (duh!) 2. Grow diversity 3. Grow perennials 4. Eat from your garden every day 5. Experiment
Winter Composting
Does composting stop in the winter? Nope, at least not here on the West Coast. The composting microbes, and even worms, are still working but very slowly, like food in...
Winter Composting
Does composting stop in the winter? Nope, at least not here on the West Coast. The composting microbes, and even worms, are still working but very slowly, like food in...
Obstacles to backyard composting, and solutions!
Question: What are the common perceived barriers to backyard composting? Answer: Here are three, with solutions. The first obstacle is inertia, just doing it. Like forming habits of recycling,...
Obstacles to backyard composting, and solutions!
Question: What are the common perceived barriers to backyard composting? Answer: Here are three, with solutions. The first obstacle is inertia, just doing it. Like forming habits of recycling,...
How to Create Compost Tea
Compost tea is an ideal modern organic fertilizer. This is largely due to the minerals and nutrients that it can provide your plants. It will also help encourage the growth...
How to Create Compost Tea
Compost tea is an ideal modern organic fertilizer. This is largely due to the minerals and nutrients that it can provide your plants. It will also help encourage the growth...
Preventing Maggots in Compost
From the Comox Valley Echo, Tuesday 6 August 2013, Ask a Pro Question: I saw a news story about maggots in some curbside pickup greenbins. What’s going on? Answer: Yes,...
Preventing Maggots in Compost
From the Comox Valley Echo, Tuesday 6 August 2013, Ask a Pro Question: I saw a news story about maggots in some curbside pickup greenbins. What’s going on? Answer: Yes,...