How to Make a Compost Shower
A short demonstration on how to build a compost powered hot shower. For more information please visit; http://www.permaculture.biz
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Dirty Hot Movie
This is the first vid that I slapped together about making thermophilic compost with the Berkley Method. Please see the newer version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsUmmBaZUvI
This version is really just a test to see what I could do with my digital camera and i-movie.
Just so you know. The Berkley Thermophilic Compost can give you perfect, high-quality compost in about 18 days with the right mix of carbon to nitrogen materials. You want a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 30:1 (carbon being brown stuff like dead leaves…and nitrogen being green stuff like fresh grass clippings and kitchen waste).
First you mix the pile watering it while mixing so it’s the consistency of a wrung-out spunge. Then you cover it, and let it “cook” for about four days, then turn it, and let it cook for two days…turning the pile every two days until you’re happy with it (usually 18 days or a bit longer).
You also need a rather large pile, and since most families can’t generate the necessary amount of materials all at once, I usually let my pile cook for four days and then mix in fresh material when I turn the pile on the fourth day, and let it cook for another four days and repeat this process until I have the right sized pile, and everything is breaking down perfectly. It takes longer than 18 days this way, but I achieve the results needed…rich, black gold for the garden.
A well mixed compost pile should never smell, and this won’t smell accept only slightly when just you turn the pile. A smelly compost pile is a sign of problems…wrong carbon to nitrogen ratio or a too wet, or too dry pile.
Happy composting!
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Permaculture in Practice: Bradford
In Bradford, Springfield Community Gardens are an example of permaculture design for marginal grazing land at the urban fringe. The project was implemented (with regeneration funding) in partnership with permaculture designers and local residents who wanted a community garden centre. The open fields have been transformed into a diverse environment including the garden centre, willow plantations, a market garden, orchard areas and a woodland walk. The site has a permanent structure made from recycled timber that provides a community kitchen, a toolstore and compost toilets. The site is also used as a resource to provide facilities for disadvantaged groups.
(c) Iota Pictures
This video can be found in its entirety on Google Video.
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Duration : 0:9:58
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Compost Toilet System
Check out this composting toilet system. Fairly simple to set up and run with so many benefits to be gained for your garden.
Makes you wonder why we spend millions pumping this great resource into ponds, landfill and out to sea.
Duration : 0:5:44
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Biointensive Gardening 3 – Composting
The third component of this exposee on bio-intensive growing, here’s an example of how to help “grow soil” by composting. The general formula is (1) a layer of kitchen scraps or “green”, live yard waste like weeds or grasses, (2) A thin layer of soil and (3) a layer of “brown” or mature vegetation, like straw, dead leaves, etc.
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Garden Girl TV: Simple Easy Compost Bin
Patti, the Garden Girl, shows you a simple and easy way to make a compost bin for your organic lawn or garden.
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City To Farm Composting Project
Betsy Kettle explains the City to Farm Composting Project. This is a different method of collection and processing urban food scraps that could potentially supply the farmlands around major cities with an odourless, leachate free compost. The security of the urban food supply may be dependent on growing locally without dependence on petrochemical-based fertilizers and minimal transport. Organic agriculture based on compost may be our future food security and also create a more sustainable agricultural system.
Duration : 0:7:14
