Composting

Last week or maybe the week prior we established two compost bins and loaded them up with brown and green leaves that were being dropped off in the area behind the farm. Today the temperatures of the piles each reached 110 degrees.  Our goal is to get the internal temperature of the piles between 130 to 160 degrees for three days. After three days we will then turn the pile to start the process over three more times.  After this process, we will then place the compost into a pile and cover until spring ( when we are ready to plant) We are doing this because of the use of chicken bedding and poop that has been mixed in as part of the composting process.