Dr. Meaghan Wilton

Hot composting: In-vessel composters, such as the Compost Drum that is manufactured by Actium Composting Equipment, creates compost quickly by using the hot-composting (also known as active-composting) technique. The key to successful hot-composting is to create a composting environment that has ample oxygen, and achieve temperatures that reach 40°C – 65°C (104°F – 149°F). This […]

Macro- and micro-organisms are the workers that alter and decompose those rotting vegetables and raked leaves, into the earth smelling, dark brown crumbly substance that we call compost.  The quality of the finished compost depends on the environment we create for the organisms that do the decomposing business (a.k.a decomposers).  Just like ideal environments for