Compost in a Bucket!
After watching the video link in our last email
newsletter, one of our subscribers, Robin Roe,
decided there has to be an easier way. Here is
what she came up with:
"I got this idea from Compost in a Garbage Can
257026/how_to_make_a_garbage_can_
compost.html) I've been wanting to compost
for years... (no one ever gave me a composter
when I asked for one for my birthday.) When
I read about doing this in a garbage can, I
knew there had to be a way to do it on a
smaller scale (we are only 2 people in our
house). So I adapted the idea and came up with
Compost in a Bucket!
Purchase a 5 gallon white plastic bucket with lid
(less than $10.00 @ OSH).
You'll need to add holes for aeration so poke
(with a hot screwdriver, lovely smell) or drill
evenly spaced holes in the container. I put a few
on the bottom to avoid soup build-up.
Fill it! There are so many different sources out
there for composting you can go crazy or get
a PhD so I'll leave it to you to find what works
best for you. The big no-noes are meat, animal
waste (although you can recycle that all on its
own!), and citrus (they will break down but take
a really really long time in the process and tend
to throw fruit fly parties regularly.) If you have
any doubts about what to put in it, see
"163 things you can compost at
Set it up on a couple of boards so it has a nice
base (I don't know, that's what I read.)
Put the lid on the bucket.
Wait for the magic to begin!
The fun part for the kids: you will need to roll
and mix your mix occasionally. This is easily
accomplished by making sure the lid is on
tight, then rolling it around! Down a hill, back
and forth between you, have fun! (You can also
make ice cream this way using coffee cans...
more on that later.)
Put a small washable container next to your
trash can to collect your daily contributions,
then dump in the bucket.
