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Quote: Garbage is actually a term that refers to food and kitchen wastes, although many people use it interchangeably with the term trash. I've had guests look at me funny when I tell them that any garbage goes in our compost pile, and that the trash and recyclable containers are in the garage.

Quote: I've heard some here say that they do. Our flock of 2500 would definitely make short work of it, but as we produce certified organic eggs, it is disallowed under the National Organic Plan. No avian or mammalian by-products are allowed to be fed to hens under organic management.

Quote: You can make compost by burying it. It takes a little longer and the temperatures don't get as high, but this method has been used for thousands of years. When she mentioned burying garbage I assumed she meant garbage as in food and kitchen wastes, vs general refuse and trash.

Quote: I'm sure your garbage man loves you for that... We haul our own to the dump, so I hate to keep anything like that around until trash day.

I put them in the compost bin. Next to the garden we have a compost bin made of old hay bales. I just arrange them to make a large bin and prime the bottom with a layer of hay. Over the season we dump all kinds of compostable stuff in there. A few weeks ago it was the offal from 120 hens...