Permaculture - E-book - STRUCTURE OF THE COMPOST HEAP

Permaculture - E-book - STRUCTURE OF THE COMPOST HEAP - selection from my book.

STRUCTURE OF THE COMPOST HEAP

 

The type of structure used for composting can vary greatly, depending on the materials available, the needs of the composter and the climate. A structure isn't essential  - many composting methods employ freestanding piles or heaps. As long as the volume of materials is at least  3 cubic metres, the container is relatively unimportant. Compost bins are made of wood, plastic, concrete, bricks or just about any durable, weatherproof material. Whether permanent or portable, bins can protect compost from the weather, conserve heat during composting, and keep out scavenging animals. They are also more aesthetically pleasing. Composting structures made of wire fencing or wood and wire frames are sometimes called pens. Pens may be somewhat more portable than bins, but the terms are often interchangeable.

 

Permaculture - Wild Olive Guest Farm:

 

Permaculture is both a lifestyle ethic as well as a design system which utilizes a systems thinking approach to create sustainable human habitats by analyzing and duplicating nature's patterns (ecology).

 

The word 'permaculture', coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a Portmanteau-style contraction of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture.

 

Permaculture is also about careful and contemplative observation of nature and natural systems, and of recognizing universal patterns and principles, then learning to apply these 'ecological truisms' to one's own circumstances in all realms of human activity. Please call me on Tel: +27+28-7542719 or e-mail me to order my permaculture course book enquires@wildolivefarm.co.za.