Michael (Compost Club) – All things compost, soil health and why it is so important – Part 1

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In this episode have an amazing chat with Michael Kennard from Compost Club. He runs a fantastic company in East Sussex that collects your household food waste, and returns it to you as amazing biology filled compost! This chat was so awesome and filled with so much great information that we talked for over 2 hours!!!!

We have therefore split the chat into two episodes, the first half is out now, and the rest out next week. In this episode we cover:

• What is Compost Club
• Why did Michael start it
• Food waste
• Soil Biology
• How to make compost
• Hot composting
• Tumblers and turning compost
• How to avoid smelly compost / Anaerobic compost
• How to avoid rats in your compost
• The relationship between great compost and great plants
• And the relationship then between great plants and healthier food
• Microbiological Soil Relationship
• Mycelium and funghi

And much much more...

You will have to wait until next week for the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Michael be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ???

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Show Notes:

https://www.instagram.com/compost.club/

https://www.instagram.com/compost.michael/

https://www.compostclub.online/

Jora Compost Tumbler - https://www.joracomposters.com/

Maze Compost Tumbler - https://www.greatgreensystems.com/shop/245-litre-tumbler

Ridan Compost Tumbler - https://www.ridan.co.uk/

Johnson Su Bioreactor Method - https://regenerationinternational.org/bioreactor/

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