http://evergreensessions.com/forum/ How to enjoy the outdoors responsibly... en-US Sun, 20 May 2012 08:59:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://evergreensessions.com/forum/search.php http://evergreensessions.com/forum/topic.php?id=4#post-5 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:05:23 +0000 mike 5@http://evergreensessions.com/forum/ <p>I work and commute for a good portion of my day, so being "green" isn't always easy. I've made a few small changes that is my attempt to be a bit more earth conscious: </p> <p>- Klean Kanteen instead of plastic cups<br /> - Brought my own silverware and bowl (for cereal) from home, instead of using plastic<br /> - Always turn my lights, computer, monitor, and speakers off at the end of the day (surprisingly not many people do this)<br /> - Recycle everything, whenever possible<br /> - Always take public transportation or walk to work </p> http://evergreensessions.com/forum/topic.php?id=3#post-4 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:34:44 +0000 mike 4@http://evergreensessions.com/forum/ <p>It's been a few months since I posted about the Naturemill Indoor Composter that I purchased. I wanted to post an update to my initial post over on the blog.</p> <p>As I mentioned in my first post about the composter, I have the composter in a fairly small apartment. After using it for a few loads of compost the smell became pretty bad, to the point where I decided to move the composter downstairs to a storage unit that I have access to. The apartment smells much better and now only the storage room smells a bit, but that's ok.</p> <p>I composted a whole bunch of food in the composter my first few months. I find myself cleaning house in my fridge every so many weeks and just dumping a whole bunch of old food into the composter. It's obviously less convenient having the composter outside of the apartment, but I still get a good amount of food in it.</p> <p>I ended up giving about three or four batches of compost to a family member for a garden they were growing. The compost, both while decomposing and after, smells pretty bad, but then again it is compost.</p> <p><img src="http://picstant.com/images/IMG_9384_20100526180355_m.jpg" /></p> <p>Overall, it's great knowing that I'm not just dumping my food in the garbage and that I can use it for some good use.</p> <p>The only thing really holding be back on going all-in with this composter is that you have to plug it in. I think I can find a place near my apartment to fit an outdoor composter if it's small enough and the smell isn't terribly strong. </p> <p>I'm curious to hear about other composters that are non-electric-based. I've been reading about one that is a hand crank -- you turn it once a day and that's enough for the compost to break down over a period of time. No electricity, just one turn a day. Anyone use this or other small composters? </p> http://evergreensessions.com/forum/topic.php?id=2#post-2 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:34 +0000 mike 2@http://evergreensessions.com/forum/ <p>We're working through an issue with the forums where users cannot login because the forum does not recognize their username. I will update when we have the problem figured out. We're sorry about this, we're working through the issue now and hope to have it resolved soon. </p> http://evergreensessions.com/forum/topic.php?id=1#post-1 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:31:14 +0000 mike 1@http://evergreensessions.com/forum/ <p>Hello all! Forum integration has been our most recent development on the site. While we work out the kinks, you'll have to login again using your Evergreen Sessions username and password.</p> <p>If you'd like to get out of the forums and return to the site at any time, just click on the logo or any of the header links above!</p> <p>Enjoy the forums! </p>