The Naturemill
Has anyone seen one of these? It's an electric composter. You just plug it in, drop your kitchen scraps in, and it churns and mixes and digests until--poof!--a little light comes on and your compost is ready.
No more worms. No more bugs. No mixing and turning and waiting and hoping. No mess. Just nice, clean, not-very-smelly compost.
Huh. I didn't know compost was hard. Or messy. And I thought the worms were...uh...kind of a good thing. I do like the photo of the sparkly kitchen on the home page--it seems like the sort of kitchen where you'd need a composter like this. No worm bins for this lady.
Actually, that raises a good point. What if this thing were under the sink where a garbage disposal would normally go? Now, that's actually a good idea. Take the stuff that goes down the sink and make compost out of that. Although I suppose you'd need a way to drain off the water....
Thanks to Back to the Garden for this one.
Naturemill: Compost made easy!
posted by Amy Stewart @ 1/26/2006 09:03:00 PM
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taking the dirt out of gardening, one appliance at a time!
I can see some specialized uses for it. What if you lived in an apartment, and could only grow plants on your balcony? But my frugal self would cringe at the thought of using electricity to accomplish something that normally uses the sun for it's energy input.
Wow, I'd LOVE to have one of those! My back yard is only 25x35 and loses ALL sun from October to March, so it's not exactly a natural for setting up a composter. But really, I only make enough scraps for my worms, since I don't cook much. And I wouldn't want to replace those little guys with a $400 machine. They're a little bit slower but WAY cheaper and probably lower maintenance.
It sounds too good to be true, almost. If it does what it says, then I think it would be great for people living in units or apartments without access to a garden in which to make compost. However, can you balance the cost of the machine against buying the occasional bag of ready made compost for your balcony pot plants? It will never replace the fun of watching billions of tiny creatures turn my garden waste into wonderful, rich compost, but it may have it's place in someone's sparkling kitchen.
I had designed my dream kitchen (a fantasy, mind you) with my worms & compost integrated in the kitchen amongst the counters, however, this is very intriguing!
Sounds great for people who live in cold places, where you can't really compost half the year. We have raccoons, and sometimes bears, so outdoor composting is not really an option.
I just got mine two wks ago, and yes it is producing compost. It's a good product, with good service (got mine from Eartheasy), but took up too much space in my tiny kitchen. I put it in the mudroom, so it's savinga bit of time in not going to the garden.
Anyone bought it directly from the website?
If so, please refere me, you'll get free stuff and i'll get free shipping... see http://www.naturemill.com/friends.html
my email is fprigge at gmail.com
thanks!
My Naturemill works great. Couldn't live without it. We have raccoons so we can't compost outside. You REALLY have to read the instructions. Otherwise you can get noises, jams, and even odors if you really screw it up (I'm ashamed to say my first batch had some problems). But once you crack open that instruction book they make it pretty fool-proof.
Is the composter still in use? I am comtemplating of getting one. Any comments?
I purchased one last year. Fabulous! Very quiet, no odor, great compost, goes directly to the garden, or I toss it onto the lawn - no waiting. I placed mine under the sink. Uses a miniscule amount of electricity.
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