There are certain types of bacteria that do most of the work of changing chicken waste and table scraps into compost. In order to do their job, these bacteria need oxygen. In order to get oxygen to the bacteria in the middle of the compost pile, we periodically "turn" the compost pile. This means shoveling out one bin and filling another.
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Here's what the compost pile looked like before we started.
You can see the layers of wood chips, chicken waste, and food scraps.
Once we dug down a few inches, we could feel the heat that the bacteria give off as they're digesting all that waste.
Here's a short clip of the worms that help the bacteria break down all that waste into healthy compost.
Walter shovels the compost.
Malachi adds compost to the new pile.
Here's the bin after we finished moving the compost.
Brian and Malachi lift the last bucket into the new pile.
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