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		All of Cayuga Nature Center Compost products are the result of large “Turned Windrow” style composting. Incoming Food scraps, Wood chips, Farm by-products, and Granite Dust are blended on our mixing pad.
			Mixing Pad
		The compost blend is then transferred to the composting area where long mounds or “Windrows” are formed. As decomposition begins the contents of the Windrow will begin heating up. Temperatures of between 130 and 160 degrees Fahrenheit will be reached in several days. Material stays in this area and is frequently turned over on itself using a front loader machine. This aids in breaking down larger sized particles as well as insuring plenty of oxygen exists during the decomposition process.
Curing Piles
Material remain here for six to eight months, or until temperatures drop below 100 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the windrow. Larger ”Curing” piles are then built where continued aging and decomposition occurs for an additional four to six months. Finished compost is screened, removing contamination and course sized material. Finished products are then stored inside Cayuga Nature Center's Compost Building.
			Compost Bags

			Compost Building

Finished Product Descriptions

Orgranite
Finished compost screened to particle size of one half inch square or smaller. Fortified with Granite Dust to promote soil bacteria and to remineralize root zone improving soil and plant health.
$5.00 per 20 Pound Bag
Wholesale prices available for orders over 100 bags

Fine Compost
Finished compost screened to particle size of one half inch square or smaller.
$45.00 cuyd

Coarse Compost
Finished compost screened to a particle size of three quarter inch square or smaller. This product contains Nitrogen saturated wood chips to improve soil structure, while releasing nutrients over time as decomposition continues.
$35.00 cuyd

Overs
Compost blended with very coarse material. Ideal for large area amendments, Tree planting, Potato gardening, Winter protection or hilling up of Vine, Berry, and Fruit crops.
$25.00 cuyd

Trucking
A dump truck is utilized in a variety of ways by the composting project. It is available for commercial and residential deliveries. Cayuga Nature Center requires $35.00 per hour for dump truck service. Time begins at time of loading and ends upon departure from delivery address.
$35.00 per hour

Orgranite

Fine Compost

Coarse Compost

Overs

Dump Truck

Last Updated October 19, 2005

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