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Leafy Green Waste568 viewsLeafy green waste goes on the right-hand side near the shredder shed.
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Sifting and Sorting the Green Waste567 viewsTrash and foreign objects (plastic, metal, glass, etc.) are sorted out of the green waste material. Dirt clods are broken up and dropped below the sifting screen as dirt will jam the shredder.
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Water567 viewsWater is a valued resource at Ocean View Farms.
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Fralo Water Tank566 viewsWater runoff is collected from the roof of the nearby Little League equipment shed.
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Green Waste - Farmer's Markets566 viewsFarmer's market green waste going into the compost bays.
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MacKissic Shredder565 viewsThe MacKissic Shredder is kept in the shredder shed with other composting tools.
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Compost Bays565 viewsEach row of bays has a Beginning Bay (far right-hand side), two Intermediate Bays and a Ready Bay (left-hand side of the picture).
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Shredding the Material564 viewsAnother view of the green waste being fed into the shredder. The shredded material is blown out below onto a concrete pad where it is formed into a pile.
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Vermeer Wood Chipper562 viewsThe chipper in its storage shed.
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Spigot - City Water562 viewsCity water is used if water from the Fralo tank is unavailable.
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Fralo Water Tank557 viewsFrom the Little League shed the runoff water is filtered into the tank. An underground water pipe runs from the tank to the lower composting area.
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Shredding Pile Finished557 viewsOnce all of the green waste has been shredded and watered the pile is complete.
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