• $35

Closing the Loop: The Art of Composting

  • Course
  • 28 Lessons

A series of tools, like a beginner's guide to small scale composting. šŸŒ± Tips on how to get the best results from a wide range of composting options currently on the market, plus ever growing DIY options & methods not requiring any equipment. Learn how to make exquisite compost, even in a tiny garden or apartment balcony. Note: content updated regularly, with new lessons added in response to requests.
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Contents

šŸŒ± Welcome
šŸŒ± Shopping Guide (free download)

Some basic concepts generic to all systems

Start here for basic tips on composting.

šŸŒ± Worm farming basics
šŸŒ± Composting basics
šŸŒ± Hot composting basics
šŸŒ± Other ways to close the loop

Product guides in alphabetical order - get the most out of each system

šŸŒ± About each product
šŸŒ± Aerobin
šŸŒ± Bathtub worm farm
šŸŒ± Carbon Cycle Compost box
šŸŒ± DIY in-ground worm farm with a case study
šŸŒ± Hungry Bin worm farm
šŸŒ± Pachamama, Pachawawa
šŸŒ± Pallet bay composting
šŸŒ± Trench composting in a container
šŸŒ± Ukhu Pacha
šŸŒ± Weed bags (like garden waste collection companies use)

Let's design some new solutions

šŸŒ±ā˜€ļø Woven Compost Enclosure using Harakeke (NZ Flax)
šŸŒ±ā˜€ļø Apartment Friendly Composting (on MakeSoil)
šŸŒ±ā˜€ļø (Katrina) Self-fertilising indoor house plant with in-ground worm farm
šŸŒ±ā˜€ļø (Katrina) Indoor trench composting
šŸŒ± (Katrina) Under-the-counter indoor worm farm
(Your name) Want to share an idea with everyone?

Extras

Harakeke Composting (NZ Flax)
The 'Quick Return' (QR) method with a floral compost activator

Just for fun... some myth busting

Let's unpack some of the myths around composting, and hopefully remove a barrier or two that have prevented people getting into making soil.

šŸŒ± You must position your compost bin in the sun
šŸŒ± You can't put big branches in a compost pile
šŸŒ± Don't put weeds in your compost bin