Barns/Grounds

Comments

• Bio Fuel and Bedding Recycling

  Greenscene Agritek has constructed a facility that sterilizes and recycles used wood sawdust and shavings for use again as bedding or as a bio fuel. The first plant was constructed just outside Vancouver, BC.

  Posted by Dr. Susan Thompson March 15, 2012 15:48:14

• bio/fuel bunner

  I want to believe there is a need for this type of disposal.
  
  I would welcome any inforemation on this subject
  
  foxfire129@aol.com
  

  Posted by fred holtgren March 08, 2012 17:59:22

• Composting

  We use a mix of shavings and shredded paper. Shredded paper composts even more quickly than shavings, and raises the heat in the pile significantly even in winter. We keep piles separated by year, and each year the oldest pile goes into our vegetable garden. Any excess is spread on fallow pasture, reseeded, and left to grow for hay that year.
  
  Also, rubber mats in every stall reduce the depth of bedding required - thereby reducing the waste produced.

  Posted by Susan Lorden February 02, 2012 10:59:14

• Composting / Heat Capture & Transfer

  Used stall bedding is typically ideal feedstock for composting. Properly managed compost will reach 150-165F and hold that temperature during the first 6-10 weeks of composting. We capture that heat and use it for any heating needs ( space, hot water, even arenas).
  
  Getting aeration into composting feedstock is done via scheduled turned of windrows, or if done
  "In-Vessel" (holding bays), we use either positive or negative aeration to push or pull( if capturing heat) through the compost. This is necessary to maintain optimal microbial activity.
  
  Manure is a tremendous resource and we need every ton we can capture to make compost and sustain a viable future, Love your horse. Love the planet we all share..... Josh

  Posted by Joshua Nelson February 01, 2012 14:27:34