Hello Stringfellow,
finally have some hardcore time to sit down and write this too. I am fortunate to have access to lots of coffee grinds and vegetable waste as we have a seasonal restaurant. In addition too, somewhat easy access to horse and cow manure too. Our compost site is fairly big too… a mixture of green bins, metal composters, wooden composters.
Sometimes I am unsure if I should create certain composts only with vegetable wastes and coffee grinds or add and layer with animal manure. Or just create composts purely with animal manure. I do layer the composts with newspapers, grass clippings, toilet rolls and the occasional cardboards. As the compost heaps are supposed to be layered with mixtures of greens and browns.
I have just ordered 2 books from Jeff Lowenfels “Teeming with Microbes” and “Teeming with Nutrients” to perhaps have a better understanding of composts etc.
Am attaching a picture of my highly prized horse and cow manure stash and compost full of brandlings.
The left pile is pretty much well rotted cow manure that is really sticky, while the mid pile isn’t completely rotted down yet as is in the last pile on the right, horse manure with hay.