Instructables: exploring - workshop - compost - diy http://www.instructables.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:26:36 PDT BLOX v1.01 DIY Solar Robotic Dual 55 Gallon Composter http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Solar-Robotic-Dual-55-Gallon-Composter/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSP/FXBG/H7URBE52/FSPFXBGH7URBE52.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSP/FXBG/H7URBE52/FSPFXBGH7URBE52.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSP/FXBG/H7URBE52/FSPFXBGH7URBE52.SMALL.jpg vamfun This was a Grant High School Vex robotic team project.   The composter was installed in the school Serenity Garden.   The video gives an introduction to the garden and then discusses the composter in detail.     More information is on my blog post here: http://vamfun.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/solar-r...
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Fri, 5 Oct 2012 17:25:14 PDT
Rolling Compost Tumbler From Trash http://www.instructables.com/id/Rolling-Compost-Tumbler-From-Trash/
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Thu, 13 May 2010 11:32:55 PDT
Vertical 2 stage composter and technique for composting woody plants and thorny material. http://www.instructables.com/id/Vertical-2-stage-composter-and-technique-for-compo/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP6/AVVY/FTK8AH0S/FP6AVVYFTK8AH0S.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP6/AVVY/FTK8AH0S/FP6AVVYFTK8AH0S.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP6/AVVY/FTK8AH0S/FP6AVVYFTK8AH0S.SMALL.jpg gaiatechnician This shows my vertical 2 stage compost bin. Perhaps it is a new design. Anyway, it has 2 main advantages over the 2 stage side by side compost bins. 1 The fresh compost is high up so gets more heat from the sun to rot faster. 2 When you move material from the top bin to the bottom, there is no...
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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:30:42 PDT
Yet Another Compost Tumbler http://www.instructables.com/id/CompostTumbler/
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