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Environmentally Friendly730 viewsThis material will be used by gardeners as raw stable waste, Gourmet compost and in the lower garden compost pits.
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Stable Waste Pits (Front End)704 viewsGates in front of the two pits keep the material from spilling out.
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Ready for Use703 viewsGardeners are welcome to take as much stable waste as they want. Be sure to allow plenty of time for the material to break down in your soil before planting.
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Toro Tractor672 viewsStable waste is moved from the pits to the sorting table using a Toro tractor. That is steam rising from the material.
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Toro Tractor667 viewsDumping stable waste onto the sorting table.
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Gourmet Compost647 viewsFinal product ready for use by gardeners.
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Sorting the Stable Waste638 viewsThe crew sorts out trash and foreign objects before pushing the material into the shredder.
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Mighty Mac Shredder624 viewsAnother view of the business end of the Mighty Mac.
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Compost Temperature624 viewsIt is important that the compost temperature heats up to between 140°-160° Fahrenheit in order to kill weed seeds and pathogenic organisms.
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Trash in the Stable Waste620 viewsSamples of trash found in the stable waste. Metal and glass are especially dangerous as they can injure the crew and/or damage the equipment.
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Sharing Gourmet Compost618 viewsGourmet Compost is also shared with other community organizations, gardens and local schoools. Here volunteers from Community Services Unlimited, Inc. pick up a load (check out their website at www.csuinc.org).
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Gourmet Compost616 viewsShredded material being blown into Gourmet Compost pit.
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