Indoor Composting with NatureMill

I do what I can to keep as much as possible out of the landfill. We produce way too much organic waste that just sits in the landfills. A few years ago I set up a compost pile in my yard....which promptly attracted all manner of animals from the woods behind my house. So, I tried a garbage can with the bottom cut out and added yard clippings to the food. This worked somewhat, but was still outside and inconvenient for putting scraps into. While searching online I ran across the NatureMill ULTRA Indoor Composter. I was impressed!




You put your food scraps into the top compartment, along with pine pellets or brown leaves from your yard and baking soda. The machine warms this mixture, and turns it every four hours. The machine is quiet and uses very little electricity. You can add scraps all week. At the end of a week or two, you press a button and the food drops into the bottom compartment where it sits for another week. Then you take out perfect compost, rich and dark.

I have had mine for two years and I am very happy with it. I found that bread and wet coffee grounds make it mildew. The manufacturer says you can put meat in it, but I don't. There are a few other things that don't go in, like citrus peels and onions and broccoli. I put in all other fruit and vegetable scraps. I admit, I don't have many since my Nutri Bullet takes most foods whole. The day I dried mint leaves that I grew, I put the stems into the composter and my house smelled like mint for a week -- very nice!

Happy Indoor Composting!



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