Dirt Wain helps people and businesses turn their food scraps into nutrient-dense compost, significantly reducing waste and protecting the planet.
Dirt Wain helps people and businesses turn their food scraps into nutrient-dense compost, significantly reducing waste and protecting the planet.
Cooked food, dairy, meat, and bones are challenging to compost at home because they stink and attract pests. One way to stop this waste from ending in the trash is to pre-compost it in a bokashi bin. Bokashi composting uses an inoculated starter that ferments the waste, making it unpalat...
You now know how to compost at home. It’s simple, cheap, and good for the planet. Use food scraps, grass clippings, and yard waste wisely. Choose a method that fits your space—backyard, indoor, or worm bins. Keep your pile healthy with air, water, greens, and browns. Avoid meat ...
Composting is an effective way to reduce methane (CH4) and other powerful greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Some people believe that throwing food scraps and paper materials into a landfill is harmless because the materials biodegrade. The truth is when these...
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Avoid adding cooked food waste and animal products like meat and dairy, which attract rats and other pests. Try burying veggie scraps or other food waste in the center of your pile so that it’s not as accessible to pests. If rodents are a problem, ease off adding potato peelings, which...
The Composting Network makes it easy to compost your food scraps, and even gives you back soil for your garden. Win-win-win-win." — CHELSEA M. "So Excited to finally get this great compost!!! Had a few bags but I live far away and decided to get a cubic yard this time. I can...
Now is the time. Composting is a great opportunity to increase your sustainability at home and put your food scraps to use in a variety of ways. Best of all, it’s quite easy to get started and even easier to stick with once it’s a part of your daily routine. ...
Water each layer so that it is "sponge damp" and bury food scraps in the center of the pile so that the neighborhood wildlife isn't tempted to dig in. Turn the pile with a garden fork a couple of times a month. This will help keep a perfect composting temperature of between 130 degr...