APARTMENT COMPOSTING: CONSIDERATIONS FOR MICROFAUNA

Urban people live in a sanitized world which is uncomfortable to live on an existential, individual and collective scale. By dint of not paying attention to multiple life forms, to other species, there is a challenge in relearning to see the myriad of life forms that constitute our environments.

The microfauna of the compost, like every bit of reality, is an abyss of strangeness. There is the unknown and the sublime in this daily life. Composter invites us to rethink our way of living together with other forms of living.

The microfauna of soils makes up, literally, forests and fields. Plant life creates the breathable atmosphere that welcomes us.

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We take a new look at composting. Beyond a logic of eliminating a waste and a receiving soil of materials, we develop a practice of a new meaning. The very close physical proximity to the compost means that we have regard for it. This attention is a guarantee of the quality of the compost produced.

In order to optimize the quality, we invite you to pay attention to the origin of the plant fiber and the ash used. As far as possible, favor a local source, while ensuring the promotion of materials that facilitate the most the practice of composting by their characteristics (absorption of humidity, odors, etc.).

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Compost and mulch are produced from:

• plants from indoor plants, balconies, gardens and other green spaces,

• vegetable waste from food,

• gray matter: wood ash, horticultural ash, charcoal, etc.

• brown material or vegetable fiber: coconut, hemp, corn, hemp, mash, tofu, cardboard, etc.

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We recommend that you measure the waste inputs and implement corrective actions so that they are optimal for composting.

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Always mix the compost before placing any waste in it. The mixture is carried out as quickly as possible after the generation of the waste, to avoid generating odor nuisances. Aeration of the mixture allows composting. Likewise, monitoring the temperature and humidity makes it possible to ensure the proper progress of the composting and to decide on an intervention for turning over and aerating the compost.

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Regularly check the humidity during the maturation phase (if you choose to go to this second phase) and practice the semi-cress test of Aliénois (biological test of the compost) during the production of your first batches of compost. If the test of the semi is not conclusive, adopt, if possible, corrective actions rather than throwing away the compost.

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It is advisable to use compost or mulch quickly.

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