Aerated static compost silo

So i have a problem that needs a remedy. I have a situation that produces a 20 cubic yard of growing medium and plant material every week. This situation requires the plant material to be composted completely without any plant material visible in the fastest way possible. 20 c²yards a week. My idea is a static aerated compost system set up in a reused grain silo. Has anyone any real experience with aerated static composting? Does my seed idea sound plausible? There is also possible access to chicken manure to help heat the pile to get it to work faster. Trying to find out any and all information I can before working on proof of concept. Thank you for all your advice and help in advance

How many cubic feet does the silo hold in total?

So 20 cubic feet would be about 2 ft x 2 ft x 5 ft.

how small is the grain silo?

Why not build an enclosure that would hold that space?

Here are some picture of compost bins other folks have done:


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Some threads of interest to you or others:

https://permies.com/t/145646/composting/Tips-Home-Organic-Compost

https://permies.com/t/1982/composting/Compost-Bin-Recommendations

Berkeley method is by far the fastest, but kind of high labor.

Static aerated is by far the easiest for make ORGANIC CERTIFIED compost at a market garden/microgreen scale but it isn’t fast or necessarily complete.

What is the plan for the compost when done? Why they need for speed? How much space do you have to work this? Any machinery like a loader available? Labor to spare?

Hey Sean, what kind of equipment do you have?
Loading a silo with that much material could be a serious challenge.
Ifyou  can separate the growing medium from the plants, then covering the plants with growing medium to build lasagna beds might be more practical than putting it in a silo.
You might also be able to feed the plants to livestock and resell the growing medium.


How big is your silo?
Are you planning to fill it , then let it sit a year?
If so, where will the 20 yards/a week go during that year?
If this flow of materials is a seasonal thing, that would give you more leeway.
You might want to try active aeration to speed decomposition.

Hey Sean. Lots of good questions above. Don't take it as criticism. Frankly I don't see how you could rapidly compost your weekly volume without aggressive stirring. It will take a bunch of grunt labour or a tractor to keep moving it. Other methods are slower but require less active effort. I hope you find a solution. Cheers.