I wanted to give you all an update on our new NatureMill composter and that it is working out well.  For those who have not been reading our blog, we had a Naturemill composter that we kept out in our garage.  Ashley, my wife, mostly took care of our first composter, but since we started Guy Goes Green, the amount of food in the garbage has decreased and the amount that needs to go into the composter has increased.  A new composter was in order.

We had originally thought that composting food indoors would be a stinky matter, so we decided to keep our first in the garage.  With the second Naturemill, after I ‘got on board’ with the green lifestyle, I was ok with keeping one in the basement to see how it went.  So far, it has gone really well.

There have been two situations that were slightly annoying, but temporary.  First, one day I came home and the basement smelled ripe with old food.  This was a week or two after we first started running the machine, but I think this was our inexperience with the device indoors rather than a problem with the machine.  We added a handful of brown leaves to the chamber and the next day it cleared right up. 

Also, we noticed that the device’s churning became rather loud when it was getting full.  It even woke me up a few times.  Now, we are in the midst of transferring the compost from the chamber and the noise has been reduced.  I suspect that this will go down after all the gear willeys and knob things get settled, but we will see.

Overall the benefit has far outweighed the negatives and we have been very happy with our NatureMill composter.  Stay tuned for some pictures of our newly created dirt! If you happen to own one or have any questions about them, feel free to add them to the comment area below.