Well too cold for much activity in the bins. I know I am being silly that the Red Worms are most likey froze I covered on of the piles with 12 " of dirt to try and save them but have been told that the worms probuly would have went into the dirt cap.
However the eggs they laid will hatch in March at the latest.
So looks like the effort should go into marketing and getting resources for the effort.
To everyone out there Merry Xmas and a great New Year
Friday, December 25, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Its Cold outside!
Well with the temp dropping and the ground frozen most of the visible action has stooped.
Hope the Red Worms went deep but I understand they do not.
Still collecting Horse dung to continue to place on the home compost piles and cover the Raised beds 8-12".
Time to learn more about the art and network. This will all take time lets learn this together.
Note City of Racine Mayor has yet to see me about the Urban Gardening ideas after telling me he would do so.
Well I guess I do not have to vote for him.
Hope the Red Worms went deep but I understand they do not.
Still collecting Horse dung to continue to place on the home compost piles and cover the Raised beds 8-12".
Time to learn more about the art and network. This will all take time lets learn this together.
Note City of Racine Mayor has yet to see me about the Urban Gardening ideas after telling me he would do so.
Well I guess I do not have to vote for him.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Status
Quick update. Going with the Mark II bins. As we were hoping to get them set up on the land we must wait for the farmer to make the land. We understand that he has been working overtime and some other issues in his life must be dealt with.
WE will take them as they come. In fact by helping in his efforts we have forged good bonds. This I am sure will help us maintain a good reputation in the area he is located in.
We hope to still make a few bins and fill them yet this year but if not we will do other efforts for there is no end of activies to do from educating in the effort and helping gather resources.
WE will take them as they come. In fact by helping in his efforts we have forged good bonds. This I am sure will help us maintain a good reputation in the area he is located in.
We hope to still make a few bins and fill them yet this year but if not we will do other efforts for there is no end of activies to do from educating in the effort and helping gather resources.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
City of Racine hates composting.
http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_f011c30c-dd70-11de-b3bc-001cc4c002e0.html
IMHO if its not in witting the City will ticket who they will. AS any number of home owners in Racine will tell you UNIT just does want it will. Also IMHO trusting Helding or the Building Dept is a mistake.
DEmand the written ordinances are changed
IMHO if its not in witting the City will ticket who they will. AS any number of home owners in Racine will tell you UNIT just does want it will. Also IMHO trusting Helding or the Building Dept is a mistake.
DEmand the written ordinances are changed
Thursday, November 26, 2009
We were wrong!
Well looks kike after further research I discover I was wrong!
The State of Wisconsin Exstention office was very nice and explained that 4-5 weeks in the winter to do compost was a big quick in Wisconsin Winter the below 0 temp will do my bus and worms few favors, good chance since the piles are not large I could in fact lose most of my worms. Frozen worms do little eating. :(. Now I can get a little space and use my basement to do some experiments with the worms but I can not count on much happening during Winter.
So from Jan to Early March be time for planing and gathering resources. Nice thing is that part of the plan is to see what works and I am prepared for set backs.
Plan to haul more Horse dung to what I have here.
Maybe we will still put out the bins even if we only can haul food for a short amont of time. Again lets see what works. Going with the Mark II see the example drawing
The State of Wisconsin Exstention office was very nice and explained that 4-5 weeks in the winter to do compost was a big quick in Wisconsin Winter the below 0 temp will do my bus and worms few favors, good chance since the piles are not large I could in fact lose most of my worms. Frozen worms do little eating. :(. Now I can get a little space and use my basement to do some experiments with the worms but I can not count on much happening during Winter.
So from Jan to Early March be time for planing and gathering resources. Nice thing is that part of the plan is to see what works and I am prepared for set backs.
Plan to haul more Horse dung to what I have here.
Maybe we will still put out the bins even if we only can haul food for a short amont of time. Again lets see what works. Going with the Mark II see the example drawing
Monday, November 16, 2009
How this works
Easy to do anyone can do it.
Mark IV Compost cylinder 55 Gal drum cut 10" accuss door on side. Inside drum be a plastic fin to insure contence mixing. This will be mounted on its side a chain drive set up so even a smaller person can turn the drum to keep mixing the content.
Add food waist old produce Horse Dung and water as needed. Once temp starts to rise. Red Wigers will be added to drum.
Conditions in drum will be monitored via remote equipment and on site inspections.
We estimate that in cold months every 4-6 weeks we can create 400 Lbs of Compost as well as 10 Gal of Compost tea. Warm weather every 3 weeks.
By month 6 our worm population will be 2500 by end year one 10,000.
Cylinders we will have 10 at main site and place others around the county. WE will also sell and train others on how this works for in home use.
In time the cylinders will become larger so we may become a viable alternative to landfill.
Mark IV Compost cylinder 55 Gal drum cut 10" accuss door on side. Inside drum be a plastic fin to insure contence mixing. This will be mounted on its side a chain drive set up so even a smaller person can turn the drum to keep mixing the content.
Add food waist old produce Horse Dung and water as needed. Once temp starts to rise. Red Wigers will be added to drum.
Conditions in drum will be monitored via remote equipment and on site inspections.
We estimate that in cold months every 4-6 weeks we can create 400 Lbs of Compost as well as 10 Gal of Compost tea. Warm weather every 3 weeks.
By month 6 our worm population will be 2500 by end year one 10,000.
Cylinders we will have 10 at main site and place others around the county. WE will also sell and train others on how this works for in home use.
In time the cylinders will become larger so we may become a viable alternative to landfill.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Facebook Group.
We have a facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=188183415768 Please join.Feel free to post information as you will.
Check the message board for news and where we are on this project.
Check the message board for news and where we are on this project.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Phase II
Moving closer to having the land prepeped. (late next week)
Gather the pallets (Next Week) Transport to site
Bring in filler (Top Soil)
Getting closer!
CPU fans and solar arrays MUST be bought/ordered
Confirming Store pick ups of garbage.
Gather the pallets (Next Week) Transport to site
Bring in filler (Top Soil)
Getting closer!
CPU fans and solar arrays MUST be bought/ordered
Confirming Store pick ups of garbage.
Friday, November 13, 2009
The plan
Here we go all the way!
The plan is to create a community composting site that will take food garbage/produce/dung and combine this with worms and by using composting form compost!
The site to begin with will be less then 50 cublic yards so the DNR will not have to inspect the site.
The finished compost will be sold as well as compost tea Worm tea and worms. We will be using Red worms as they give the best results.
What is very neat about this project is it helps in recycling. The bins will be made out of old wood pallets, the plastic barrels used to collect water run off and making the teas come from local restaurants. The goal is to prove that the Co-op can create the project for far less the City of Racine thinks it will.
The land for this is in the town of Caledonia, the pitch failed in Racine (that will be another post) and the location in Mt Pleasant was unworkable IMHO due again to the City of Racine (Subject of another post
The majority of the Compost and teas will be sold into the City of Racine at least 10% will be donated to projects like the Nehemiah project and the Racine Garden of Eating.
The idea here is not to make tons of cash but to lead by example something hard to find in Racine WI.
What you can do to help:
1) join the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/wclingman?v=feed&story_fbid=179843712430#/group.php?gid=188183415768
2) If you think you can help at a work party contact me off this blog
3) Please think if you can help by contributing cash to help buy the small amount of equtment we need to buy. Even $5.00 would go a very very long way.
The plan part two soon!
The plan is to create a community composting site that will take food garbage/produce/dung and combine this with worms and by using composting form compost!
The site to begin with will be less then 50 cublic yards so the DNR will not have to inspect the site.
The finished compost will be sold as well as compost tea Worm tea and worms. We will be using Red worms as they give the best results.
What is very neat about this project is it helps in recycling. The bins will be made out of old wood pallets, the plastic barrels used to collect water run off and making the teas come from local restaurants. The goal is to prove that the Co-op can create the project for far less the City of Racine thinks it will.
The land for this is in the town of Caledonia, the pitch failed in Racine (that will be another post) and the location in Mt Pleasant was unworkable IMHO due again to the City of Racine (Subject of another post
The majority of the Compost and teas will be sold into the City of Racine at least 10% will be donated to projects like the Nehemiah project and the Racine Garden of Eating.
The idea here is not to make tons of cash but to lead by example something hard to find in Racine WI.
What you can do to help:
1) join the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/wclingman?v=feed&story_fbid=179843712430#/group.php?gid=188183415768
2) If you think you can help at a work party contact me off this blog
3) Please think if you can help by contributing cash to help buy the small amount of equtment we need to buy. Even $5.00 would go a very very long way.
The plan part two soon!
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