Well, I’ve done it. I have finally gone and made us a composter. Thankfully, law school still follows the time-honored academic tradition of giving students a spring break. I’ve been off all week, sitting around the house in my slippers and watching Judge Judy like a member of Tom Brokaw’s “greatest generation.” But I finally got off my keister and finished a project I’ve been meaning to get to for a while now. Designing this composter was somewhat of a challenge. Since spring is coming up shortly, I’ll be planting vegetables, etc. soon. I didn’t want to wait months and months to have beautiful, nutrient-rich, black compost so I decided that I needed a hybrid design that combined the functionality of a pile with the effectiveness of a tumbler. What I ended up designing was an easily stirred, removable bucket that filters the compost and sits inside a larger bin that catches that compost. Thus the “Whirly-Composter” was born.
Check out the steps after the jump and DIY!
