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Has anyone produced compost with their bin yet? How did it go? Please let us know.
If you missed the opportunity to buy a composting bin during the Muni-sponsored Dirt Day in May, another 1,000 bins have arrived and are available at the same price of $50. Information is available on the Anchorage Soil & Water Conservation District website, including a pre-order form that must be sent in with your check before pick-up.
The bins can be picked up at the Anchorage S&WC Woodlot at C St. and 100th Ave. during their open hours, Thursday through Sunday, 9am-7pm.
Speaking of the Woodlot, two sizes of wood chip mulch are available for free in unlimited quantities. There is a small charge for loading your pickup or dumptruck but you can shovel it yourself for free. Firewood is also available for free, first come, first served. If you are clearing your land of brush and trees, bring it to the Woodlot to help supply all that free material. The charge to drop off a pickup load of clean brush is $15. More info on their website.
And finally, looking for a place to drop off your grass clippings? You could leave them on the lawn to decompose naturally and add nitrogen to the soil. But if you must tidy up and you don't have a compost bin, Evergreen Nursery, off the Old Seward Hwy. south of Huffman, will accept your grass trimmings, yard waste and branches up to 2 inches for $10 a truckload. They then turn that around into locally made compost and mulch that is available in several blends and at different quantities and prices.
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