The Sisters of Providence have an interesting composting project going in Terre Haute. They have also started to convert to biomass to reduce their power consumption. Some people talk about conservation, it appears the Sisters of Providence are actually doing something about it.

I've tried a variety of compost turners over the years, from simple pitchforks to custom turning tools. But the only compost turner/ aerator I've used for the last 5-6 years is the Compost Crank. Read More...

As we mentioned in a previous post, some coffee shops will give you their coffee grounds for free.

Starbucks has a page on their website that talks about a program to do this. It doesn't outline the details, and I think it varies somewhat by individual shop, but you can get more information on Starbucks coffee grounds for compost at:

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/compost.asp

Here's an article that lists 163 things you can add to your compost pile, going well beyond the usual grass clippings and leaves. Now it includes some things that other folks don't recommend (e.g citrus peelings tend to decompose slowly so they are on some people's list of things to not add to the compost pile, but it is interesting reading, as it includes some unusual items such as

Bat and bird guano
Stale potato chips
Toenail Clippings
Old leather gardening gloves

You can see more materials for your compost pile at

http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials.htm Read More...

Now that you have that compost pile working, you would like to find more raw material to compost. Where are some good places to find free waste material for your compost pile? Read More...

Here is a series of instructional videos on composting we found on Google video. Read More...

This actually has some good tips on composting kitchen waste, but it appears Martha has found a soul-mate in Oscar the Grouch. We've posted the link here.