Reply To: Making compost that is as 'chemical-free' as possible

[fzjohnson]

I know you know about the green (nitrogen) and brown (carbon) alternating layers, but some items are both green and brown. Coffee grounds might do the trick for you. I believe Starbucks only has organic coffee now, but you might wish to check this. They give it away for free. For brown/carbon items that aren’t newspaper or cardboard … what about a small amount of ash? You would need to burn your own non-chemical/clean fuel but it might be worth a go. Clean (as in ‘no added chemicals’) wood shavings such as the hypoallergenic ones used for animal bedding perhaps? There are also Autumnal leaves (fully brown ones). How do any of these sound to you?