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Sifting and Sorting the Green Waste580 viewsTrash and foreign objects (plastic, metal, glass, etc.) are sorted out of the green waste material. Dirt clods are broken up and dropped below the sifting screen as dirt will jam the shredder.
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Fralo Water Tank578 viewsWater runoff is collected from the roof of the nearby Little League equipment shed.
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Water576 viewsWater is a valued resource at Ocean View Farms.
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Green Waste - Farmer's Markets575 viewsFarmer's market green waste going into the compost bays.
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Leafy Green Waste572 viewsLeafy green waste goes on the right-hand side near the shredder shed.
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Shredding the Material572 viewsAnother view of the green waste being fed into the shredder. The shredded material is blown out below onto a concrete pad where it is formed into a pile.
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MacKissic Shredder571 viewsThe MacKissic Shredder is kept in the shredder shed with other composting tools.
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Spigot - City Water570 viewsCity water is used if water from the Fralo tank is unavailable.
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Compost Bays570 viewsEach row of bays has a Beginning Bay (far right-hand side), two Intermediate Bays and a Ready Bay (left-hand side of the picture).
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Compost Bays566 viewsThe compost area consists of 3 rows with 4 compost bays in each row.
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Fralo Water Tank564 viewsFrom the Little League shed the runoff water is filtered into the tank. An underground water pipe runs from the tank to the lower composting area.
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Turning the Material563 viewsIt takes three turns over several months before the material is finally ready. Hard work but very satisfying when finished.
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