Let's build something ! Green project #3 (since the hydro job is on hold pending further data gathering), will be the construction of a build-it-yourself compost tumbler. Those of you who have vegetable or flower gardens should appreciate this. Compost is to gardens as blood is to animals. It truly is the lifeblood of plants.
So, the idea is to build a large enough bin to store the compostable material (table vegetable scraps, lawn clippings, leaves, etc, etc, etc, etc) We dont want something we have to pitchfork every friggin weekend and bust your balls just to get it to work. So here's what we do. Go out and get yourself a 55 or 65 gallon plastic drum with a removeable top. See picture below (how about that snow, huh?). I bought two of these beauties from Bob the Barrel Man (seriously) here locally for $25 each. These are rugged plastic barrels which were used to store and ship hot peppers from Peru to their destination I believe somewhere in Connecticut. They have a nice black cover that easily unscrews for simply filling and emptying of the barrels. Very nice. More later on how we put the whole package together.
On a seperate note, my digital camera seems to be on the fritz. Although pushing 10 years old, it seems to washing out pictures with too much light at times. As if the shutter is staying open a tad longer than it should. Maybe a little oil is needed !! :)
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