We finally did it…..we have a compost bin. It is not the perfect bin, but I am so happy…it doesn’t matter the appearance. With our new motto of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, we refused to go out and purchase any new items to build my bin. Last year, our neighbor gave us chain link fencing that he had been storing for years. We had thought about building a dog pen with the fence, but could not agree on how or where it should be, so it sat in rolls in the back yard (part of OUR junk pile…lol). We had some landscape timbers that were originally used in a temporary gate built a few years ago, so with a few pulls of the hammer claw…the timbers were ready to cut down to size. Technically, this was built without spending any money, but to be realistic, the wood did…at one time…cost us money. Best I can figure…about $15, then add a dollar or so for the nails and I still have a compost bin for less than $18.
We will eventually add a divider in the middle of the bin, but for now, this works great!
A few photos of our new “cobbled” composte bin..

You can see a portion of the yukky old chicken house beside the bin….BUT…I NOW HAVE  COMPOST PILE! Can you tell I am excited?

Posted by anaj at 3/17/2008 10:21 AM | Add Comment