You can put your eggshells in there…

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | The Daily Special

Check it out! I have a compost bin!

Check out the beautiful compost...

Check out the beautiful compost...

This weekend Mike and my dad (along with Mike’s friends Andrew and Matt) installed my new compost bin.  It’s really awesome!  And really pretty too.  All handmade with redwood; you wouldn’t think of throwing old vegetables in there it’s so beautiful!

Such a pretty compost bin!

Such a pretty compost bin!

This was supposed to be a surprise Christmas present for me, but it’s kind of large and my dad wanted to get it done so that we could put our fall leaves in it and get that compost brewing.  It has two bins and removable slats in the front of each bin to make it easier to turn the compost and get it out when I need it.

Of course the nasty HOA says that we have to have a lid on the compost bin, so Mike will need to make that at some point.  But, we put it on the side of the house where the next door neighbors rarely go and hopefully we can maintain the compost well enough that it won’t smell.

Just another (slightly expensive) step that we are taking to reduce our household trash waste.  And next summer I can use the compost for the vegetable garden I have planned.  Yeah for compost!

4 Comments to You can put your eggshells in there…

Mike M
November 24, 2008

Just to be clear, Mike and Dorrie’s dad not only installed the compost bin, they also built the compost bin. I had some stitches and now a scar to prove it.

rg
November 25, 2008

It’s beautiful! Too bad it’s going to be full of garbage and worms :)

tori
November 25, 2008

One of my friends here in the city started doing indoor worm composting in her apartment. If she figured out a way to make it not smell (and she swears it doesn’t), I’m sure yours will be all good outside. Way to be green!

Andrea
November 25, 2008

Ohh, I’m so jealous. I’ve been asking Dan to build a compost bin for us – so far no luck.

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