Susan Harris
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Win a Composter!

June 1, 2010 · 154 comments

UPDATE:  We have a winner (chosen randomly) and it’s Shelley Bates, who entered on behalf of the Hillside Victory Community Garden in Hillside, NJ.  Congrats to all the community gardeners who’ll be using their new Spin Bin!

The nice folks at Clean Air Gardening have offered a brand new $170 Spin Bin Composter to one lucky reader-commenter, and honestly, I wish I could enter.   It’s a new product that was designed to solve some known composter problems, especially for city dwellers.  Of course that includes rodents, the number one question urbanites have about composting, and this bin keeps them out.  It also has 20 ventilation slots for adequate aeration, and four thermometer ports for checking the temp without having to open up the bin.  It also seems easy to move.

To Win

  • Just leave a comment telling us why you want it, how you’ll use it – anything about your experiences with composting, past or future – and the winner will be chosen randomly from all commenters.
  • The contest closes Friday, June 4 at 6 p.m. EDT.
  • U.S., lower 48 only, please, due to shipping cost.
  • I’ll be asking the winner to please send me an email about how the composter is performing.  Readers want to know!

{ 154 comments }

151 The Cheap Vegetable Gardnener June 4, 2010 at 4:55 pm

With this I could have compost less than every 2 years.

152 Kathy Taylor June 4, 2010 at 9:15 pm

If I won the composter I would be able to keep up with all my yard debris. I use the standard composter and am unable to keep it turned. It takes a full year to break down – I am running 4 composters right now. They are taking over the garden. It really does make a difference in the quality of my soil when I add the compost.

153 Giri June 5, 2010 at 2:18 am

With all the rodents we have around the house, I have been scared about getting a composter. But this seems to be able to do the trick…..would love to get it

154 Sheila Kutach June 5, 2010 at 2:35 pm

Congrats Sharon!!

I’d have loved to win and disappointed I didn’t, but I’m glad it’s going to a community garden instead.

Miss Susan, thanks very much for hosting the competition. I found out about it (and your blog) on Twitter this week and will be back to read from now on. :o )

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