Composting Frequently Asked Questions
Which composting system is right for me?
There are lots of different composting systems out there, and for a new composter, it can be quite overwhelming in choosing which system is right for you.
At Compost Community (aka Chooktopia), we use a combination of the following:
Why use more than one composting system?
Each composting system has its own strengths and weaknesses. You need to look at what organic waste (resources in fact) that you produce, and choose a system that meets your needs.
We use chooks as they give back so much more not only in eggs, but lots of love too. But chooks don't eat everything we produce - in particular: avocado pips, bread (fills them up but lacks nutrition), mango seeds, citrus, dog poo, rhubarb leaves.
We use worm farms as they are fast, fun and interactive, and are awesome at breaking down avocado pips, coffee grinds and tea leaves, watermelon skin, banana peels, mango pips and stone fruit seeds. They are also a great way to compost some of your chicken bedding.
We use compost bins for some of the trickier ingredients such as onion, cabbage, citrus and lawn clippings. You can also put soil in a compost bin but not in many other systems.
The dogs eat much of the cooked food scraps and meat/bones.
We use a bokashi bin to not only speed up our compost bin, but to tackle dairy, bread, and basically any food that has gone off that is too acidic for the worm farm.
We often directly apply chook bedding and poo around our fruit trees and directly into the veggie patch as well.
Between all our compost systems, the only organic waste (resources) that need to leave our property are fallen branches that we can't use in craft and furniture building. We are saving for a decent mulcher.
There are lots of different composting systems out there, and for a new composter, it can be quite overwhelming in choosing which system is right for you.
At Compost Community (aka Chooktopia), we use a combination of the following:
- Chooks
- Dogs
- Worm Farms
- Compost Bins
- Bokashi
- Direct application
Why use more than one composting system?
Each composting system has its own strengths and weaknesses. You need to look at what organic waste (resources in fact) that you produce, and choose a system that meets your needs.
We use chooks as they give back so much more not only in eggs, but lots of love too. But chooks don't eat everything we produce - in particular: avocado pips, bread (fills them up but lacks nutrition), mango seeds, citrus, dog poo, rhubarb leaves.
We use worm farms as they are fast, fun and interactive, and are awesome at breaking down avocado pips, coffee grinds and tea leaves, watermelon skin, banana peels, mango pips and stone fruit seeds. They are also a great way to compost some of your chicken bedding.
We use compost bins for some of the trickier ingredients such as onion, cabbage, citrus and lawn clippings. You can also put soil in a compost bin but not in many other systems.
The dogs eat much of the cooked food scraps and meat/bones.
We use a bokashi bin to not only speed up our compost bin, but to tackle dairy, bread, and basically any food that has gone off that is too acidic for the worm farm.
We often directly apply chook bedding and poo around our fruit trees and directly into the veggie patch as well.
Between all our compost systems, the only organic waste (resources) that need to leave our property are fallen branches that we can't use in craft and furniture building. We are saving for a decent mulcher.
