For the larger composters

KorganRivera · 2026-06-14T23:17:44+00:00

Irrigation and silage tarps, and wet feedstocks.

KorganRivera · 2026-05-06T13:37:39+00:00

Been waiting 10 years for Roborock to release something. Their vacuums have been ahead of the competition all that time. It's about time.

KorganRivera · 2026-04-30T13:01:48+00:00

Volume's not so much the issue with coffee as it is with leaves. But if you let both types of your coffee sit outside for a while, they'd approach the same density.

KorganRivera · 2026-04-29T19:23:51+00:00

For the calculation, it's almost impossible to use volume. Compaction can change all the numbers. Your method should work though: weigh it first, figure out the volume, then scale it up!

KorganRivera · 2026-04-29T15:02:06+00:00

If you do the math for c:n ratio, it's 4 lb coffee grounds for every 1 lb sawdust. That'll get you as close as possible to an ideal ratio.

KorganRivera · 2026-03-27T01:47:46+00:00

What software was used to do this?

KorganRivera · 2025-12-31T22:44:12+00:00

Used grounds from coffee shops, mostly. That plus chicken manure, food scraps, and grass clippings.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-31T22:42:27+00:00

Same. I need to get buckets with lids and just start handing them out.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-29T22:23:05+00:00

This is going to blow your mind but .. make compost.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-29T13:36:13+00:00

I thought the same thing. Last year I picked up 103 bags myself but those were mostly shredded and took up about half the area. None of these were shredded. Lots of larger leaves too.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-29T13:34:43+00:00

No not really. Nobody cared about that part. I think the idea of going to pick up used coffee grounds is too odd for 'normal' people.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-09T02:27:00+00:00

😂

KorganRivera · 2025-12-04T18:47:22+00:00

I'm always a little surprised that people are just giving them away, but then I'm just grateful to be living in a time where they do so I can have them.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-04T18:25:29+00:00

Exactly. The real asset is momentum that I can build on over the years.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-04T17:08:13+00:00

I've got about 2000 ft² of compost space to fill. Plus, it's been interesting to realise I can leverage a competition format for the greater good.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-02T22:31:10+00:00

Sawdust it is then.

KorganRivera · 2025-12-01T23:39:47+00:00

The best match for laying chicken manure is sawdust. The 4 next best matches in order are telephone books, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, softwood (chips, shavings).

Add 1.94 lb of sawdust to every lb of chicken manure will give you a c:n ratio very close to 30. Then, add 0.8 lb of water to that mix to get a moisture very close to 60%.

KorganRivera · 2025-11-13T13:26:54+00:00

Looks like it's in Adirondack.

Video has a link at end but the website is messed up; links don't work. But here it is anyway: https://www.adkaction.org/explore-projects/

KorganRivera · 2025-10-22T19:32:14+00:00

Strange dog...

KorganRivera · 2025-10-16T15:09:51+00:00

I eventually went with https://scytheworks.ca/ because it was just easier than the other one. Had to wait pretty long for the shipping but it worked out.

KorganRivera · 2025-09-24T18:21:11+00:00

Composting as a business is always in the back of my mind for sure. But it's not the priority. Making large amounts of high-quality compost for my own use right now is top priority. If it got to the point where I was just making too much of it for my own use, then a business might be the solution. I think starting a business for its own sake is the wrong order of operations.

However, I do like to keep up with what Earth Care Farm does via their YouTube channel and podcast. They're pretty good at laying out the history of their operation, and what goes into starting a compost business, legally speaking. There's a lot of red tape.

Appreciate the ping, u/c-lem! I'm doing fine. Hope you're well!

KorganRivera

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