[USCC] Best use of a horse resource

[agas@info.bw]

Hello Michele,

I can report on my experience, but no formal research, testing or science!

For a couple of years I was collecting fruit and vegetable waste from a local wholesaler and 
horse manure in sawdust bedding from the stable. I would mix these approx. 1/3 manure with 
2/3 vegetable waste and produce a very good looking / smelling / feeling compost that sold 
as fast as I could produce it! It took about 2-3 months from start to finish in passively aerated 
windrows, turned about every two to three weeks.

The addition of the manure with bedding to the rotting, stinking vegetable waste was almost 
magical. The smell stops almost instantly. I was doing this in a residential area in the middle 
of town, and never had any complaints from neighbours. (Occassional grumbles from family 
when I arrived with the trailor full of stinking cabbages!)

best regards,

Agas.


On 12 Jun 2008 at 17:21, Young, Michele wrote:

> Greetings Composters,
> 
> I had a great conversation with a compost enthusiast, who is representing
> the Los Angeles horse council.  He is interested in more information about
> co-composting horse (or other) animal manures with green waste. His
> organization is going to advocate for more composting capacity in the LA
> area, so he is definitely on our team.
> 
> If you have examples of successful operations, research , or resources that
> you can share with him, please contact him directly.  He is not on the
> listserv (yet), but is interested in attending composting workshops, etc.
> 
> Thanks for helping his group advocate for highest and best use of this horse
> resource.
> 
> Contact Frtiz Bronner at the email above, or at 818-896-8390
> 
> Thank you  Michele Young
> 
> Turn Over an Old Leaf - Compost!
>  
> Michele Young  
> City of San Jose
> Environmental Services Department
> 200 E. Santa Clara St.   Tower 10
> San Jose,  CA  95113
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