[USCC] Mariposa County Composting Plant

Wed Apr 11 17:44:52 CDT 2007

I suppose that in-vessel versus "just aeration" depends on what you are 
composting.

If it is grass clippings, leaf and other chipped wood then aeration would 
probably suffice. If we are composting food scraps and food production 
residues and manures then in-vessel would probably be in order.

Workin' for peace and cooperation,

Mike Morin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John A. Crockett" <jac at magicsoil.com>
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Subject: [USCC] Mariposa County Composting Plant

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Dynamic Bio-Filters work great, forced aeration works great to provide the
microbes with the oxygen they need to be able to compost efficiently.  It
does NOT require in-vessel systems.   Just because passively aerated
windrows on an earth base are popular, does not mean that it is good
technology.  IN fact, the number of passively aerated windrow facilities
that are having significant odor complains seems to suggest that passively
aerated windows is not an acceptable method of composting, regardless of how
popular it may be.

You're free to, if you want, Google search "composting + forced aeration"
and "composting + active bacteria" and follow the links to the first couple
of search results.

I heard about one composting facility that had its permit revoked last year
and was also fined $3 million.  I understand that they were using passively
aerated windrows on an earth base.  That their permit was revokes, by
itself, says that their practices were not good business.  And a $3 million
fine likely cuts deep into the owner's pockets.

When we wanted answers to questions like how much air do the microbes need,
we set up our compost research silos to enable us to answer that question.
We've probably replicated that research over 100 times, so we know how much
air is needed, for the feedstocks that we're handling, and with the particle
sizes that we're working with.  Presumably, and this is an assumption, the
more air required, the more oxygen consuming productive microbial master
composters are at work, transforming the material into Magic Soil for us.

Much of our research findings are available to all of you on our website,
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So far we've never assayed over 3 billion active bacteria, per gram, dry
weight, when the CO2 was over 4%.

Working Together to Create a Sustainable Environment,
John A. Crockett, a.k.a. Dr. Mike Robe
Mother Nature's Farms, Inc.
(845) 225-7763
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jac at magicsoil.com

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