This section of our website brings all the information that we have available for download (PDF) together in one spot.

 

 

 

        Food at Home Downloads

• Food Waste & Composting Presentation (PDF, 1.9MB)
• Food Waste Leaflet
• Food Waste Prevention Tips
• Fruit and Veg storage in the home
  
• Use by, best before and sell by dates - what's what??
  
• Some recipes for you
  

 

 

 

 

     Composting at Home Downloads 

• Home Composting Booklet
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Composting pile
• The Biology of Composting
• Gardening systems -
  
  • GrassCycling
  • Mulching 
  • Garden Design
• Composting systems - which one is best for me?

Below is information on the different types of composters you can use and also information about how you can build your own.

 

 Different types of composters

Piles and holding bins
Tumblers and turning bins
Food burial - Trenching and Green Cones
Wormeries
Bokashi
Others Electric Naturemill and Biolan

 

 

Build your own

 

Worm Bins	Plastic Wom Bin   Wooden box Homemade stackable tray worm bin Plastic tub worm bin
Composting Bins	Concrete block bins - single and three bin Wire mesh bin 1 Wire mesh bin 2 Wire mesh bin 3 Wood and Wire Bin 1 Wood and Wire Bin 2 Pallet Composter Stackable Wood Compost Bin 1 Stackable Wood Compost Bin 2 3 bin wood and wire turning system
Food Digester	Homemade Food Scrap Digester
The following sites have plans for lots of different DIY bins	Bluegrass gardens Wood workers workshop Compost Instructions   Stop Waste and build your own