Comments on: Composting on the Road…Help! http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/ Sustainable Living in an RV Powered by Veggie Oil Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:02:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Kaz http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:01:09 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1695 At worst do the gurella gardener thing and dig it in the ground where you think it will do some good and put in a few sunflower seeds. you might end up brightening someones day with a sunflower in months to come. just a thought from all the way over in western australia!!!

]]> By: Julie http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Sat, 17 May 2008 02:29:40 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1210 Well, it wouldn’t leave you with useable compost, but you could always just bury your scraps somewhere. At least then they wouldn’t be going into the trash. That’s what I used to do before we had a garden to use the compost in.

]]> By: Annie http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:21:39 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1209 Hi I don’t know a whole lot about composting and perhaps I’m out of line,my apologies to anyone who may take offense I don’t mean to be rude. (I am from Canada, the land of people who try very very hard not to be rude LOL)

Anyways… Why don’t you put your natural waste in the forest? plant it by a tree or inside a log… some little critter may just find themselves a meal?

I dunno it seems logical to me… Anyways I am curious as to why folks compost, I am attempting to become more knowledgeable about the green movement as I too love my planet and would like to leave something for my descendants in the future…
Thanks
Annie

]]> By: Samara http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:17:09 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1156 I’ve been using an old cat litter bucket with a snap-flap lid and a thick layer of shredded newspaper or pine straw or fallen leaves at the bottom to soak up moisture. It doesn’t smell as long as there’s no moisture build-up at the bottom. It’s nice & compact.

]]> By: mrs. nygren http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:45:22 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1139 In lieu of the nifty-but-prohibitively-priced NatureMill, one of these might suit you:
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/kitchen.html

Meanwhile, you’ll be here next Sunday, and I’d be glad to feed your scraps to *my* compost if they haven’t already found a good home… :)

]]> By: Isle Dance http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:57:03 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1114 Emily – Does your friend have air holes in her bucket or does she leave it tightly sealed? Thanks!

]]> By: Zoey http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:23:20 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1112 What if you created a bumper plant box like this one:
http://www.rvtravel.com/rvarticles/gardening_demaris.shtml

Build it a lid with holes in it. You could make it a worm bin instead. When you’re done with it – donate it to someone who could simply plant veggies directly into the lovely soil and compost you’d created on the road! Viola!

]]> By: Emily http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:01:18 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1097 I’m not sure how you feel about using a plastic container (obviously, it would be re-used over and over again), but a friend of ours uses a plastic bucket in her kitchen to compost during the winter months. Every once in awhile she adds some composting ‘enzymes’ to move the process along. It works great and, to my memory, there really isn’t a terribly offensive stink :-) We’re going to start trying it out, too.

]]> By: livelightly2 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:10:30 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1091 Thank you so much for all the ideas….keep ‘em comin’! I’m excited about the worms now…maybe we can make that work.

]]> By: Isle Dance http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/composting-on-the-roadhelp/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:44:06 +0000 http://www.livelightlytour.com/2008/03/29/composting-on-the-roadhelp/#comment-1090 This is ironic timing, as earlier today I searched again for a plastic-free compost bin. After finding none online, I checked with my local alternative mercantile. Sadly, they have not yet found a plastic-free compost bin either. However, I do have a small stainless steel handled and lidded bucket, which I adore. I’ve had my scraps inside of it for four days and it still smells fine. Of course, where to empty it?? On islands we have rodent issues, so I hope to find a compost bin solution soon, too. If I find something, I’ll holler.

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