I can't believe I forgot to write about the composter! We purchased a composter so that we won't have to buy soil next year and because we throw out so much produce waste when we cook.
http://www.gardeners.com/Deluxe-Pyramid-Composter/20706,38-682,default,cp.html
At the suggestion of our friends Laura and Jason I also purchased and read the book "Let it Rot" to get some idea what we were supposed to do.
We put down some sticks/vines on the bottom for air flow. . . .then some dried grass from our initial digging that has been in the garage (it was from that yellow grass and was dry like straw) . . . . then some more powdery textured, fresher grass from when we dug the veggies garden. . . then some cantaloupe rinds . . .and some water. Hopefully that's a good start.
Sam is shredding some newspapers - our best source of carbon. Since compost needs to be 25 parts carbon to every 1 part nitrogen (grass clippings and kitchen waste which is the reason we are composting) we'll be keeping our eyes and ears open for people who might need to get rid of leaves and sawdust (which is extremely high in carbon). For now we'll add newspapers and kitchen scraps and some more grass clippings in time.
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