I work over at Chaco Canyon and would generally agree with the estimated proportions of compostables that Chris provided. I must emphasize that we do create a lot of compost, I would argue around 200 pounds a week. A car would undoubtedly have to be used to transport it from the cafe to the farm as it is far too heavy to feasibly carry. It would be great compost though, especially because there are no animal fats/oils/bones to contend with. I have taken home coffee grounds for my compost bin for a quick nitrogen boost.
-Torii
On Nov 8, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Kathryn Rider wrote:
We've got a volunteer.
Anyone on the farm want to chime in?
Kate Rider
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:32:17 -0800 (PST)
From: erin slomski-Pritz <eslomskipritz@yahoo.com>
To: Kathryn Rider <riderke@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [TheUWfarm] vegan scraps for the birds, compost
Kathryn,
I live next to Chaco Canyon and am a frequent visitor. I would gladly haul the scraps down to the
farm--I've been looking for a way to get more involved with the farm in general, and I think this
is fantastic.
If it's not set in stone, I would gladly go in and talk to someone at Chaco Canyon.
Or if you'd like a more experienced farmer to do the talking/ work, I understand.
Let me know what you think.
Erin
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From: Kathryn Rider <riderke@u.washington.edu>
To: theuwfarm@uw.edu
Cc: gallus@uw.edu
Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 3:30:25 PM
Subject: [TheUWfarm] vegan scraps for the birds, compost
This was brought to my attention on another user-group I belong to. Perhaps the UW Farm could
benefit from a collaboration with this restaurant.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/2048583422.html
Beautiful Food Scraps for Animal Feed or Compost (University District)
Date: 2010-11-08, 7:26AM PST
Reply to: sale-mwuwz-2048583422@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Our Cafe had been wanting to do something with our gorgeous organic vegan food scraps for some
time now, other than pay someone to haul it away and compost it that is. We hooked up a chicken
farmer from February of this year until now, and he has decided that he will be moving on from his
farm soon. We have another fellow who picks up for his pig farm currently, but can only make it
out once a week.
The key issue is the amount we generate: 50 gallons of this a day. I'm sure there will be plenty
of people reading this ad who would love a bucket or two for their compost pile, but what we're
looking for is someone who can reliably haul this away twice a week for the foreseeable future so
we're not paying to waste it.
It seems like the perfect fit for it would be (a) a small farm that creates its own compost or (b)
a pig or chicken farm. Joe loved it and it worked out great for him, plus saved him a bundle on
feed. There are inedible things like napkins or paper cups that go in, but the animals have picked
around it and left the rest for the compost pile. Offhand, I'd break down our standard compost
thusly:
* 30% fruit/vegetable pulp from the juicer (the best stuff ever)
* 30% kitchen scraps (rice & quinoa, vegetable parts, etc.)
* 10% leftover food from customers
* 10% questionable consumables (citrus, banana peels, onion peels)
* 10% coffee grounds
* 10% misc. paper products: napkins, coffee cups, to go boxes, etc.
Please email me if you have any questions or are interested!
Thank you,
Chris Chaco Canyon Organic Cafe
* Location: University District
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