It goes without saying that collecting horse manure is critical to maintaining the horses' health and managing odors (ammonia) and flies around the farm. Collecting the manure from the pastures can be accomplished in sev...

The word "sustainability" has become common in our day-to-day conversation but the meaning and depth of the word is often overlooked. A cursory internet search reveals that the word "sustainability" is used to describe...

It goes without saying that collecting the horses' manure is critical to maintaining the horses' health and managing odors (ammonia) and files around the farm. The ideal "initial mix" for horse manure composting has a ...

"Why is our compost not very uniform, not very black, and still contains large sawdust particles? We mostly use wood pellet bedding." STALL BEDDING: It is good that you are using wood pellet bedding because you general...

Aerated Static Pile (ASP) Composting uses an electric blower to induce intermittent airflow into the compost pile, thereby eliminating the need to turn the pile. With ASP Composting, we are able to maintain aerobic ...

"What am I looking for when I take my compost pile temperatures?" Our primary goal is for your compost to reach and exceed 131°F for at least three days. This is referred to as a "Process to Further Reduce Pathog...

We previously discussed the "KISS" Principle for small scale compost systems. This principle also applies to larger municipal scale compost facilities, as exemplified by Green Mountain Compost in Williston, Vermont. Th...

With smaller O2Compost systems, like the one shown below, it is relatively easy to follow the "KISS" principle (Keep it Simple & Systematic). Using a horse farm as an example, you would typically do the following: ...

In 2010, I met Mr. Tom Moreau at the US Composting Council Conference in Austin, Texas. At that time, Tom* was the Director of Chittenden County’s Green Mountain Compost facility in Vermont and after attending my a...

I’ve been an “Organics Engineer” for over 33 years and when it comes to composting, I’m pretty much at the learning stage where “I don’t know what I know”.  As we approached...