Compost Tools

We found that we don't need anything special to tend to the compost pile; standard yard tools work well.


A pitch fork and shovel for turning the pile ~



I'm not exactly sure what this tool is called (a spade?), but Jeff had it on hand in the shop and it works great for chopping up large amounts of food in a 5 gallon bucket ( a food processor would work for smaller amounts of food) ~
(It's not necessary to chop the food up into small pieces, but it does speed up the decomposition process.)


A watering can to keep the pile moist~


I love that we were able to use things we already had on hand!