Compost Workshop at Tierra Buena Worm Farm

What a great day! We had about 30 people attending the workshop at John Livingston's wonderful worm farm and biochar workshop. Kelpie Wilson gave a presentation in the morning, followed by hands on instruction in making bokashi. Everyone got a bag of bokashi to take home. Lots of good discussion and sharing of information, topped off by the fabulous Potluck Compost Pile we constructed in a wire bin about 5’ in diameter. Below is a list of the materials that were added, in layers (thanks to Viviane for taking notes and recording all this):

• bottom layer: greens
• water
• biochar in chunky form
• straw
• dirt for minerals (rock dust could also be used)
• biochar (one bucket)
• water
• green grass from fresh cuttings
• water
• hay
• more manure
• wood chips or shavings (water only the edges because the middle will take care of itself)
• coffee grounds
• greens
• kitchen scraps
• one more bucket of biochar (20 gallons so far)
• rabbit manure
• hay, dry grass
• chicken manure
• dirt
• green (grass clippings) -- just one inch of it or it will clump
• manure
• dirt
• coffee grounds
• grass -- for more carbon 
• rabbit manure
• 4' of dry grass
• manure +grass
• one bag of commercial biochar
• oak leaves (but it was mentioned that they do not break down rapidly unless shredded)
• dirt
• hay....

Tierra Buena Worm Farm

Kelpie talks about bokashi and other things to add to biochar

We had a BIG crowd!

Carl and Coralee came all the way from the coast.

M A and Gani get hands on with the bokashi 

Potluck compost - Yum!

Many hands make light work