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DIY Funerals Part 2: Swine Composting

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Composting, Miscellaneous
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...rate) One of the commenters, Raleigh Rancher, kindly sent along a link to Composting Swine Mortalities in Iowa, a publication of the Iowa State University Extension Program. Thank you, Raleigh! What a trove of information! It has how-to’s, and a FAQ. I also googled “swine composting” and found that there is in fact a ton of information out there, and most of it from respectable university extension services, not crazy DIYers like me. And now I tr...

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Cat Litter Compost, Installment #3

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Animals, Cats, Composting, Gardening
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...cow manure, and vegetable trimmings.) Other than those caveats, cat litter composting works pretty much like regular composting. Keep the pile moist. Keep an eye on it, fix it as necessary. Let it sit for two years at least before you spread it. And then spread it around non-edible plants, or under fruit trees. The fruit trees won’t uptake anything nasty. It’s totally do-able and I’d do it again. But I’d rather do it again in a larger yard, where...

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Biodynamic Composting Workshop

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Events
...the intention focusing thoughtstylings of Rudolf Steiner. What: Biodynamic Composting Workshop When: 8/9/2014, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Where: Highland Hall Garden in Northridge, California Learn how to create your own compost! Compost builds soil, creates life, grows food and saves the planet! In this hands-on workshop we’ll build a compost pile out of materials commonly available in Southern California. We’ll also cover the use of and apply Steiner’s...

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A Homemade Mattress?

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Design, Domesticus
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...the wool. It took her about 6 hours to fill the mattress. 3) Here is a webpage, in French, showing the mattress making process. Lots of useful pictures. I have to run it through Google Translate for more clues. 4) Do not fall for the eHow result if you search for how to make a wool mattress. It gets off to a great start by recommending you use glue, rather than stitching, to construct your mattress tick . (They call the tick a “fabric sheet pouch...

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