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| nouveau_farmchick |
Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 5:27:50 PM
here's a little tip I wanted to pass along. Sometimes at the second hand shop I find coffee filters (we don't use them as we use a French press that doesn't require a filter). I use one paper coffee filter in the bottom of our kitchen compost bucket. It really helps to keep the bucket clean!
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| magnoliakathy |
Posted - Dec 18 2009 : 06:54:52 AM
I use a big rubbermaid container (the one that holds a 5lb bag of flour), that I have made "skirts" for. This way, I just lift the skirt to see how full it is, and sitting on the counter, it looks good. Yes, I change them out with the seasons.
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| vtstevens |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 1:31:36 PM
We have so much compost, the ready made ones are toooo small. We use a giant stainless steel bowl. It's big enough that we are never forced to "throw away" something that won't fit in a smaller compost pot. Not farm chic, but effective.
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| buffypuff |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 11:04:42 AM
Regardless of what you are using, ( I have a metal container), I am so glad to see so many people composting, regardless of what you use.
Buffypuff/ Claudia
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 10:20:07 AM
LOL, I too use an old "chamber pot" in the kitchen for my compost bucket, I keep a net bag of charcoal (the kind you use in fishtank filters) inside, to help with that wonderful odor. Its white enamel with a red wood handle and a red stripe around the edge of the lid.
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| marjean |
Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 10:00:46 AM
I've was just trying to decide what to keep my compost scraps in. I started with a cute little bucket with a handle. But it was too little. Then I just started putting them in a medium plastic bowl and dumping it daily. I wouldn't use the coffee filter unless they are the natural ones. The white ones are bleached.
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| Pamela Joy |
Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 07:48:27 AM
My husband and I both work in a restaurant, so he brings home those 5 gallon plastic buckets from the kitchen, which he uses for everything on the farm. (He has even made some nesting boxes for the chickens out of some of them). We have one under the sink for our compost. We generate alot of compost, and then I also put the ashes from the woodstove in there and take it all out to the compost pile.
They are not pretty, but very versatile and a good way to reuse something.
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| britchickny |
Posted - Dec 10 2009 : 3:29:35 PM
yes! it looks just like a little fire hydrant!
ANGIE
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| sonshine4u |
Posted - Dec 10 2009 : 12:59:41 PM
I've just been using an ice-cream bucket and setting it on the floor. I hate how ugly it is, but it does get the job done. I like the launching idea, as our compost is not too far away from out deck! Ha!!! For all the compost we go through, that might get expensive for the paper liners! I think those composters are cute though. They remind me of mini fire hydrants! Especially the red ones!
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| britchickny |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 03:22:40 AM
The one I have is red ceramic, I think it is from Gardeners Supply catalog and yes, it has a filter in the lid so never any smell. The only problem is it gets heavy when full. They do sell paper liners that are bio-degradable and I think I am going to invest in those. That way, I don't have to carry the heavy container out in the snow, all I will have is the bag and then I can sort of "launch" that into the compost pile. (In Theory at least )
ANGIE
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| peapicker |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 07:38:41 AM
I would really like to find something that looks a little better and is not transparent. Thanks for the tips.
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 07:13:11 AM
I found this lovely white enameled container with a lid (and a plastic seal) from our local TJ Maxx..it has a black illustration of a bee and a beekeep with something written in French. It's perfect--and the coffee filter idea is a good one. I've just been keeping a target bag in it so I can just remove the bag.
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| peapicker |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 07:02:33 AM
I love the red and white enamel pot idea. I saw some of the ones in the catalog with the filters and wondered if it really kept the smell down. I don't mind the "whiff", but sometimes my guest will ask about the whole thing. Do any of you think the plastic leaches anything into the compost? Thanks Angie..... I never thought about the deli conatainers.... they would be good for a lot of things.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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| Annab |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 04:41:25 AM
We started using one of those pretty stainless kind w/ the odor filter. But sometimes we don't produce that much waste and the stuff in the bucket would start to mold.
So now we just use a tacky 13oz dog treat plastic container. It can hold a lot and just enough to be dumped every day or close to it. |
| country lawyer |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 03:53:47 AM
Years ago I bought a pretty stainless steel one with a lid and filters. It's great. I recommend it.
I also have an old enamel "pot" that I use. It's white and red with a handle and a lid. I picked it up at a flea market. I've been told, though, that it is an old "thunder pot." (Was used as a potty at night when the trip to the outhouse was too wet or stormy.) I don't know how I feel about having that on my kitchen counter any more...
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| britchickny |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 03:39:32 AM
I was debating what to use and did buy a rady made one from a gardening catalog. I figured if it is going to be on the counter, it needs to look half-way decent.
But, how about using a deli container that they get potato salad in? Not the ones we buy but that they actually get with ingedients? The lids snap pretty tight and you could cover it with Contac paper to jazz it up. Or even a big Tupperware or Rubbermaid container would work as long as the lid is tight because they do get a bit "whiffy"
ANGIE
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| peapicker |
Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 7:33:07 PM
What does everyone use for a compost bucket? I just have a clear plastic container, but it looks really icky. I know I need to change away from plastic. Just someone might have some innovative ideas that look kind of cute in the kitchen.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
Robert Brault |
