Harvard University talks about their composting program as waste reduction. It is environmentally sustainable and free if you have kitchen scraps. It is natural, vital and soil-improving. In short, composting is essential to a well-managed farm, but it is hard work if you follow the experts. And work is a four-letter word on our small farm.
Pat Kerr provides rules and suggestions for easy and successful back-door anaerobic composting especially for the winter season.
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