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Q: Are there food scrap-specific microbes?
The CAV technical service team talks through what we can’t see when we look at a pile…
Q: Why should I aerate my compost?
The compost process gets some aeration from the structure of the pile and turning, and there are systems that amplify the amount of air a pile gets. What does aeration do for composting?
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Your First Year
Get to know the basics of composting. Definitions, materials and recipes, principles of good management, and more. Content to get you going and to come back to as you iterate and improve.
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Year Two and Beyond
Learn to make improvements based on experience. Evaluate your first finished compost and consider how to adapt your system and practices when your farm model changes, or respond to the unexpected.
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Troubleshooting Tips
Strategies and solutions for head-scratching eventualities, from low temperatures to frozen piles to keeping wildlife out, plus deliberations for more experienced composters, such as whether to add an aeration.
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Advanced Topics
Specialized content and advanced topics of the trade, including meeting your compost under a microscope and capturing heat through Compost Aeration and Heat Recovery (CAHR) systems.
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Learning Forum
A forum for any practitioner to pose questions and quandaries for the CAV On-Farm Composting technical team and other experts to address. Find an answer or ask a question to help your on-farm composting get even better.
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