We create quite a bit of compost with vegetable matter. Our neighbor also empties his goat, horse and sheep stalls on our pile. One summer of this and "the pile" grew quite large. Vince put old french drain pipes in it to create air circulation so it took on a rather alien appearance. Then when he would turn it with the tractor, the smell was assaulting. The big problem with our pile was that it was down wind and right between our back door and the garden.
It took a couple of months, but "the pile" is now true compost. Vince moved it below the gardens so it is easily accessed and we do not have to walk right by it. It is contained by large pallets and is tidy in comparison to the sprawling pile that used to be. We used it to dress the tops of the new garlic beds and the rest will be used in upcoming plantings. The second pile is now "cooking" and we will keep adding to it. Now hopefully the fly population in our kitchen will diminish.
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