Today the finishing touches were put on the compost bin for Phoenix Garden. So many miscellaneous items were addressed, from trimming off the ends of 8 of the 12 front slats, adding a top 2 inch wide slat to each bin and driving the last screws into place. Here's how it looked before the components were taken down and stored for transport to the garden tomorrow: For anyone interested in building a 3 bin compost setup, a brief description of our experience over the last few days may be helpful. Here's how the week progressed: Sunday: Reviewing the Design and Triple Checking the Shopping List The original design we're using was published over 15 years ago by The Natural Soil Building Program, sponsored by the Seattle Public Utilities. Here's a link to the document for reference. Many of the materials used - cedar wood, for instance, are not readily available here in Northern California. Also, from previous builds done through the County of Sa