{"id":361,"date":"2009-04-01T19:23:25","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T06:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=361"},"modified":"2009-04-01T19:23:25","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T06:23:25","slug":"composting-is-not-a-dirty-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/composting-is-not-a-dirty-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting Is Not a Dirty\u00a0Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/ETC\/earthmaker-compost.jpg?resize=241%2C323\" alt=\"Earthmaker Composter\" width=\"241\" height=\"323\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The word compost sometimes scares people.\u00a0 We often think of smelly trash, worms, and spoiled food when we think of composting. Actually, it is a simple way you can &#8220;Go Green&#8221; in your own home in addition to the avid recycling you already participate in.<\/p>\n<p>Composting benefits us in at the very least two ways.\u00a0 It reduces waste and the more we compost the less we eventually send to our landfills.\u00a0 And it also helps improve the quality of our soil when it is re-introduced to our gardens, shrubs and other landscape.<\/p>\n<p>A great product for composting that never stinks because it uses the process of aerobic oxidation is the the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/garden-accessories\/ETC-Earthmaker-Composter.htm\">Earthmaker Aerobic Composter<\/a>. It is for busy people wanting an easy, green way to deal with organic waste or gardeners who want an easy, fast way of making compost.\u00a0 This is how it works. In the top chamber of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/garden-accessories\/ETC-Earthmaker-Composter.htm\">composter<\/a> the water, oxygen, and heat help micro-organisms (fungi and bacteria) break down the raw material. In the cooler middle and bottom chambers, macro-organisms (worms and invertebrates) work to further break down material to mulch and, finally, compost. The Earthmaker Aerobic Composter has a 123 gallon capacity and is the first continuous cycle compost bin that can produce 10 gallons of compost every month. Independent trials have proven the Earthmaker processes kitchen and garden waste at twice the speed of traditional compost bins.<\/p>\n<p>Start composting today and do your part to live a &#8220;Green&#8221; life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word compost sometimes scares people.\u00a0 We often think of smelly trash, worms, and spoiled food when we think of composting. Actually, it is a simple way you can &#8220;Go Green&#8221; in your own home in addition to the avid recycling you already participate in. Composting benefits us in at the very least two ways.\u00a0 It reduces waste and the more we compost the less &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/composting-is-not-a-dirty-word\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Composting Is Not a Dirty\u00a0Word<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[25,100,102,103,104,106,258],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environmentally-friendly-ideas","category-garden-tools-tips","tag-aerobic-composter","tag-compost","tag-compost-bins","tag-compost-gardening","tag-compost-tumbler","tag-composters","tag-how-to-compost"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-5P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1961,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/do-you-really-know-why-you-use-compost\/","url_meta":{"origin":361,"position":0},"title":"Do You Really Know Why You Use Compost?","author":"Sara May","date":"January 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"You've probably\u00a0 heard that making your own garden compost in a home compost bin\u00a0saves you money because that's one less thing you need to go out and buy at the local garden center.\u00a0 But, did you ever wonder exactly why you use compost in the first place?\u00a0 Initially, that may\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Garden Tools &amp; Tips&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Garden Tools &amp; Tips","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/category\/garden-tools-tips\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Compost Bin","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/STC\/open-ecomposter-lg.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":450,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/yard-clippings-are-going-to-waste\/","url_meta":{"origin":361,"position":1},"title":"Yard Clippings are Going to\u00a0Waste","author":"Trey Collier","date":"July 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Did you know that nearly 20% of all waste in an average landfill is yard waste?\u00a0 If you are throwing away your grass clippings, then you are missing out on a valuable resource. 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