so i am going to build a wood frame and then staple chicken wire to the inside. 1 side of the frame will have a hinge so i can open it when it's done and shovel it out easier. is a 3x3 size ok? chicken wire come in 24, 36, and 48 inch height. 48 is way to tall for me to handle- i'm only 5 ft tall! LOL i was thinking 36 inches tall so i can add a bit more than only 24 inches tall. but is 3 ft by 3 ft a big enough size? or should i go 3 ft by 4 ft? i am wondering if anyone has a problem finding more brown matter in summer? mowing the grass every weekend will produce more than enough green matter as well as kitchen scraps. but what about brown? is shredded cardboard good? i won't have a ton of leaves till fall. shredded newspaper? i'll have to bug hubby to run it over with the lawnmower when he is mowing. will that be ok? and i take a trip to a farm every week to get milk, eggs and meat SOOO i am wondering if they will let me take some chicken poop! wouldn't that be awesome! LOL not sure where i could find bales of hay in the summer either. in the fall they sell them for decorations.

thanks. so i could let my hubby dump the bag from the mower on the driveway and let them dry and it should be ok huh? and the farm has no horses- just cows & chickens.

Hey Longy, coffee filters are okay? What about the coffee grounds? I'm been putting them in my compost bin. I thought that those would be okay too.

patches

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

i started a kitchen "pile" already- it's in the freezer till i get my bin built hopefully this weekend or the next. i just feel so guilty throwing the stuff in the trash now! LOL

haha- i actually laughed out loud! i already warned my hubby! i 've always saved eggs shells- i crush them and store them and put some ground up shells in the holes when i plant my peppers and tomatoes, then when they are growing if i have a big pile i sprinkle them around. anyhow- i picked the eggs shells out the other day and said "you know i don't throw these away" and he says "oh i forgot" i warned him"just wait till i get my pile going- i won't throw anything away!" he just rolled his eyes!

LOL. I've just started composting, and I'm the same as you guys. I have a small container on the side of the sink, that collects my kitchen waste. And although my wife is "on board" she does forget sometimes, so I'm always picking tea bags, banana skins, and stuff out of the bin

Still, with all the recycling we do (we have a BIG bin for plastics and metals and paper), we only throw away about one bag of rubbish a week. And not a garbage bag, just a small back from the grocers!