Food scraps are collected from businesses around town
Compost Bins
Food scraps are added to compost bin
Good looking veggie scraps
Cover the veggie scraps with carbon source
After food scraps are composted they are added to worm bins
Fresh material in worm bins
Worm bin covered with wood chips
Compost sifter with casting catchment
Hopefully will have less fuss while sifting compost
Worms can be removed using light and their tendency to group together in to a herd
The worms will move to the center of the pile to avoid light
Slowly removing material until only worms are left
Worm Ball
Sifting screened compost for worm castings using a 1/16" screen
Screened compost from compost sifter
Plastic container and screen
Screen is made from 2x4's, 1/4" screen and 1/16" screen.
The screens are stapled to wooden frame
Hand screening compost
After screening, a little bit of compost
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