"I Compost" or "I am Turning into My Parents"

A couple of days after we moved into our new house, look what arrived on our back step! For those of you not familiar with this device, it's a SolarCone. Used for composting efficiently and smell-free in the comfort of your own backyard. My dad should be a spokesman for the company but I have been completely sold on the merits of "The Green Cone" after having 2 in the family for years.

The set up: First, you dig a deep hole in the ground for the basket. (Luckily the previous owners left us many useful tools).

Then, the black cone goes on, followed by the green cone. Then you wrestle with "self-tapping screws" for a good half hour and there you have it - your green cone! Heat gets trapped inside the two cones which speeds up the composting process and makes it super efficient. Also, because of the basket in the ground, worms and dirt and useful things can get in to help with the natural process.

Doesn't it look great!? It only took me about 2 hours, but it is now all set up and turning it's first orange peel into dirt.

And we even get this cool little "kitchen caddy" to put under our sink and collect food. Thanks Dad!