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Green Matter (high nitrogen)
brown Matter (high carbon)
Fresh vegetable scraps (15:1)
Straw or aged hay (80:1)
Grass clippings (20:1)
Sawdust (500:1)
Tea bags/coffee grounds (20:1)
Wood chips (400:1)
Animal manure (10 to 20:1)
Leaves (chopped or shredded) (60:1)
Seaweed and algae (19:1)
Cardboard (egg cartons/toilet paper tubes) (350:1)
Weeds or plant prunings (20:1)
Shredded paper (170:1)
Human and animal hair (10:1)
Corn stalks (60:1)
Wood ashes (25:1)
Wheat straw/oat straw (60:1)
We like to keep two main compost heaps going—one that is just finishing and one that is in the
process of being used. We pile everything we can into one, as quickly as possible usually. I empty
my paper shredder and we give the animal houses a thorough cleaning to get the new pile started.
From there it's just a matter of adding to the pile during our regular household chores. When you
start thinking about the compost bin in the backyard, you find quite a lot of what usually ends up
in the landfill can be repurposed to your backyard farm!
Keep a bucket dedicated to composting around the house and add your scraps to it throughout the day.
In the evening when you close up the chicken coop, empty the bucket into the compost bin.
(Photo courtesy of Tim Sackton)
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