"What am I looking for when I take my compost pile temperatures?" Our primary goal is for your compost to reach and exceed 131°F for at least three days. This is referred to as a "Process to Further Reduce Pathog...

We previously discussed the "KISS" Principle for small scale compost systems. This principle also applies to larger municipal scale compost facilities, as exemplified by Green Mountain Compost in Williston, Vermont. Th...

With smaller O2Compost systems, like the one shown below, it is relatively easy to follow the "KISS" principle (Keep it Simple & Systematic). Using a horse farm as an example, you would typically do the following: ...

In 2010, I met Mr. Tom Moreau at the US Composting Council Conference in Austin, Texas. At that time, Tom* was the Director of Chittenden County’s Green Mountain Compost facility in Vermont and after attending my a...

I’ve been an “Organics Engineer” for over 33 years and when it comes to composting, I’m pretty much at the learning stage where “I don’t know what I know”.  As we approached...

Designing an Appropriately-Sized O2Compost System The first step in designing a new O2Compost System is to estimate the volume of manure and stall bedding that is generated on roughly a monthly basis. A recent client r...