Anita Dwor

I add a 5 gallon bucket's worth every week from toilet and a 2 gallon bucket of food scraps. I started pile a year ago up here in Canada and pile is 4x4x4ft now.

I believe it's softwood sawdust and yes there's urine as well as everything else from my household

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum so bear with me as I fumble with how to use it. I bought Joe Jenkins's humanure Handbook last year, recommended by a friend, and have found it very educational to say the least! I am struggling with getting enough heat. I can't seem to get it higher than about 60-80'f. I feel I have followed all the instructions and youtube videos and yet I still have issues.  I'm using sawdust from a local lumber mill for my indoor toilet. In compost bin I use straw or hay for a cover. I believe it's going anaerobic, compressed near bottom as it's hard to probe thermometer. It is breeding big flies! Yes I'm putting enough straw on top but I think there's enough space for insects to go between straws. Help please!

I miss my spinning wheel as it’s in storage. So I looked on Pinterest and found a way to make a Turkish spindle. I enjoyed my walk in the bush in search for the perfect sticks needed, came home and cleaned them up with a sharp knife, put it together and voila, I made my first ball of yarn. It’s slow going but relaxing non the less:-)