In a hurry? Choose the Algreen Soil Saver (if in stock) for hot composting, the GEOBIN for best value, or the Joraform tumbler for premium Swedish engineering. Even after a collective decades of composting, my fellow Compost Magazine writers and I still feel that spark of joy when we harvest rich, dark compost from our […]
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In a hurry? We recommend the Epica Stainless Steel Compost Bin for a combination of stunning looks and superb odor control, or the OXO Good Grips for good value and convenience. After 15 years of composting, it’s fair to say I’ve used more than my fair share of kitchen compost bins, ranging from basic plastic
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. A well-built, stainless steel countertop compost bin that looks good, controls odors effectively (even with cooked food and meat), and feels like it will
I originally bought the Vivosun Compost Tumbler, with the intention of reviewing it, two years ago. It’s been sitting in my garden, thoroughly tested and thoroughly unreviewed, ever since – far longer than it reasonably should have! (It’s a sad comment on how often gardening gets in the way of writing for this site.) Fortunately,
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As you might imagine, writing for Compost Magazine, I make a lot of compost. In fact, I currently have no less than ten compost setups—although some are experimental, and others were hastily assembled to deal with a trailer load of manure I received over the weekend. (The mini-windrow below, for example, was created when I’d
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What a start it’s been to April! A blazing sun saw our house party spill out into the garden—where, with Easter coming up, the kids lined up to have a bash at the piñata swinging from the rose arch. With colorful paper strings scattered across the grass, I couldn’t help but think about all the
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Sometimes you have all the time in the world to create a beautiful compost bin. You make your plans, order your supplies, maybe paint the wood, and build it slowly over a couple of days. And other times you need one fast. I was in the second situation last year when I had a call
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1st April 2025 Fascinated by the thought of human composting, but don’t have the funds to pay for it? Or maybe you have multiple relatives coming to the end of their time on earth, and you want a cheap and ecologically friendly way to dispose of them? At Compost Magazine we have the solution with
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If you haven’t heard of trench composting, it’s just what it sounds like – you dig a trench in the ground, add organic material and then pile earth back on top. Typically you leave it around a year (or plant some cover crops on top of it) while microorganisms break down the material and incorporate
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As you may already know, biochar in compost has major benefits. We’ve written about it in depth before, but in short these benefits include: What we haven’t known until now is when to add it! However, a recent study has tested two different timings, leaving us with clear guidance as to the best time to
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