Getting Serious About Composting

Gene shows off his amazing compost system at RCF. He also has a DIY trommel to screen the compost.
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[@maryshields5377]

I really enjoyed hearing from Gene after seeing him “behind the scenes” for many videos. 👍😊

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Mary, gene

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Awesome. We will try to do another one or two over the winter.

[@scottbaruth6386]

Great video! I leave a 4ft stick of rebar poking out of each pile. You can use it for a quick reference when you walk by to see if your pile is still hot.

[@brettlessard2532]

The world needs more people like Gene!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Brett, gene

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Brett, gene

[@cm.4828]

That tremendous tremble is excellent getting that find compost! Wow!

[@dustyacres]

How ingenious is that. Let Gene know I love his ideas. Finally found a need for the same concrete mixer that has been sitting around my place for a time...

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

This is gene and I say thank you

[@lindagraves3250]

@@mushethecowboycook9353 I don’t understand how the barrel is fastened to the mixer & really would like to make one. Can it be explained in terms a little old lady can understand?😁 Also, YOU should start your own channel! You are obviously a creative gentleman!

[@idkwhyimdoingthis997]

@@lindagraves3250 gene must be busy, but I think I can explain it. There are 4 points that connect the trash bin to the mixer. Each of these points has three parts: two D-rings you can buy from the hardware store, they almost look like big picture hanging hardware, and a turnbuckle. The turnbuckle is like a big screw with two hooks on the end. The hooks go through the D rings, which are attached, one to the trash bin and one to the mixer, and then the turn buckle is rotated, which tightens the whole thing down. Repeat 3 more times and your bin is attached to the mixer. At home depot, the part number for the d rings is 1001029009 and the part number for the turnbuckle is 203810241. Screwing the D rings right into the plastic of the barrel might be a weak point, so it might be a good idea to either replace the screws with small nuts and bolts, or you might want to place a block of wood on the other side to screw into. Good luck and happy composting!

[@rogerbeck5704]

One of the best videos about composting that I've seen. Saved it for future reference. Already thinking about where my system like that will go. You and Gene are what made RCF what it is and hope the foundation y'all put down will last them for years to come. Thank you from South Georgia!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks roger, Gene

[@aenorist2431]

Gonna miss Gene, he's such a cool dude. Big props to what he does, big asset to farm and community.

[@user-kt7mi3yy8j]

I think he said that Gene is going to continue to help w/Sattin Hill.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Yes I will be going to the Hill. Already have a few projects planned

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I can't keep Gene away. He will be helping out at SHF V2.0.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

The Hill? Is that what we are calling it?

[@jagsmith252]

Gene is an unsound hero👌

[@AndrewMartinIsHere]

Gene is one hell of a dude. Hats off to him (momentarily, of course!)

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Andrew from gene

[@benb7727]

The multiple hats were funny

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Ben, gene

[@ryanwillett728]

@@mushethecowboycook9353 comedic genius.

[@jc6226]

I would be listening to him talk and then look up and be surprised to see another hat xD

[@brandywineblue]

Love love love that ce-ment mixer / wheelbarrow setup. Sweet!!!

[@erikjohnson4876]

I'm 4 minutes in and I have to stop and comment on the hats. Love your style, Gene. Keep it up.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks the gray one was my father's from the 1950's

[@Joe_Brown99]

That sifter trommel setup is an AWESOME idea!!! 👍

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Ogre, gene. Big time saver

[@dennyhart6757]

A man that where's many hats is worth his weight in gold. God Bless Gene

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Denny, gene

[@jmaldy67]

I’m glad we got to see Gene in front of the camera he is a natural I hope he starts his own KZbin channel I would definitely follow him! Great Video!!!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks jmaldy67, gene

[@jenniewalkersmith7473]

God bless you Gene and Josh. It seems like you've had a great partnership over the last 10 months. I hope you can visit Josh on his new venture, at his own property in 2021.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Planning several trips to the Hill for some projects. Thanks

[@nshue23]

I like when he he was pricing out the trommel cost. "Sometimes you can find these Rubbermaid trash cans used on the side of the road" . I was thinking my road every thrusday its loaded with used trash cans... lol great video gene! Very informative.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Big Country, gene.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Brilliant! Loving the number of hat changes, hat continuity is sooo last year ;)

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Posted this before I got to the end, very clever.

[@gawain8000]

Composting is the future - and these guys are at the forefront!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

How many hats does he have??? Love it!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mylesfalconer9183]

Same clothes different hats

[@jeshurunfarm]

Here's to you Hatman! Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@antonianovoa6416]

Now I know what I want for Christmas! LOVE THIS CEMENT MIXER THINGY!

[@jpummer1972]

Josh.. Gene is gold man. Freaking gold.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Agreed!

[@HippieHillHomestead]

Necessity the mother of all inventions. Looks like Gene has a very good system.Great Video. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@patrickmortenson4266]

Gene seems like he's got a lot of Good knowledge and communication skills. He should totally start a channel!

[@dandan8333]

Thanks Gene, you're a great asset with a lot of excellent information! It was nice to talk to you when I visited over the summertime! Cheers.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Dan dan

[@kevindice1092]

From now on my compost bins are gonna be Called bee-inns!😀

[@billmoody9736]

Humble behind the scenes Man; debonair stylish trend setter; inventor; - oh how we'll miss-" Gene Gene the working machine.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

This is gene and you just may see me on the hill in the future. That is Sattin Hill

[@billmoody9736]

@@mushethecowboycook9353 Will be looking forward to seeing you at the Hill - step in front of the camera a little more - you've got a great delivery.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You'll see Gene in the future. Don't worry.

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

That is a really smart system. My uncle made something pretty similar back about 30 years ago to separate worms from worm castings. He built a frame and just used an electric motor to run it. It was set on a slope and you put the material in one end and it rolled to the other end. The worm castings would fall out the bottom and the worms would ball up and roll to the end. I like the idea of the cement mixer so you don't have to worry about building the frame and all. I like how he has made it modular too where he can change out the trash cans. Very smart.

[@gmarkfarnham8237]

Thanks for showing how Gene compost. They will miss you greatly at this city farm.

[@PhilKJames]

The people demand a Gene spinoff KZbin channel

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Phil from gene

[@Tinaejs]

Yes!!! WE WANT GENE! WE WANT GENE!! WE WANT GENE!!!

[@parkertufts5251]

It was like watching myself make compost in the future... Love this guy

[@normanrhone2791]

Gene, the cool dude farmer. Simple and straightforward system. Keep the hats dem coming 👍👍

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Norman Rhone, gene. That grey hat was my dad's from the 50's. Lol

[@oscarb.morales5906]

Outstanding, I am glad that you went back for us to see Gene's composting setup, I have been patiently waiting to see what he was up to,, and I am not disappointed.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Oscar, gene

[@ethanmcquaid1]

Gosh I love Gene. Seems like a great guy and a great farmer.

[@bethhubbs9937]

Great job, Gene! Great to hear all this practical wisdom about composting. :)

[@brianscott-homesteading503]

Absolutely *❤️* the home made trommel ! Gene is a treasure as well ...

[@MrJFoster1984]

Gene wore several of his hats in this video 👍

[@johnkenny2403]

Gene is the MAN! Gonna miss him. Quick question...How many hats does Gene carry with him? I count at least 4 hat changes in this video.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

This is gene, thanks. I have a few. Between farming and being a cowboy cook on a chuckwagon

[@mirlamurillo3473]

Loving all of your videos. Very informational. I like how you teach. Ty very much!

[@joshpayne4184]

I love how he keeps changing hats in every shot. lol

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Josh, gene

[@bobsilleck6797]

Nice job, guys.

[@lonniekacynski1071]

Your a great team !

[@CelticRootsFarm]

What a great idea! Very ingenious! Thanks so much for sharing your method. You’ve given us a lot of new ideas for our homestead! 👍

[@jannya97]

This is the most satisfying thing I have ever seen. The final shake looks awesome

[@bobdriggers6111]

Man of many hats.

[@thelittlebrownranch9105]

This is great. I have been trying to figure out how to make just such a contraption. The bonus is that I have a large, hole filled trash can that I was getting ready to throw out. Now I can just drill more holes and give the can a new job. Perfect timing.

[@JJ-mw4bk]

Awesome compost sifter.

[@kestonprescott129]

Great system

[@rodrigopanachao2234]

I love Gene's style, pretty fashion

[@milkweed7678]

Great video as always! How about a video on Gene's place in the future? Things do look a little different here though so maybe there is some of his place mixed in? Thanks!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Filmed at RCF, I recently added 2 more bins thanks. Planning a video on building 22 inch high raised beds

[@MakelleBell]

Gene-ius!!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks from gene

[@philandhannahslittlefarm1464]

I've had a compost trommel on my "to build" list for a while!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Takes longer to put the cement mixer together but fairly easy to do.

[@royhoco5748]

the trash can is a nice backyard engineering idea. I use a larger cement mixer and fill it with leaves then add some softball size stones and short pieces of square pipe or angle iron and run the mixer for about 5 minutes, this pulverizes the leaves into small pieces and breaks down some of the twigs and sticks into smaller pieces. I then put the pulverized leaves into big piles and leave them for a while to compost and further break down. Then I add this mix into the garden as mulch or use it in my potting soil mix and also use them for bedding in my worm boxes. this system eliminates a lot of the work of turning compost several times by hand. .In the garden the pulverized leaves retain moisture, add nutrients to the soil and attract earthworms.

[@joaocarreira1198]

Amazing machine, great engenier!!!!

[@ronaldcummings6337]

Love the trammell!

[@markcramton5880]

Great video Josh & Gene! My compost is down for a chilly sleep in Fargo, North Dakota right now but I’m looking forward to some black gold next season. Thanks for all the inspiration!

[@lisamadison2671]

Gene is the rock on which RCF rests.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Lisa Madison, gene

[@megantuttle7583]

Please make a quote shirt that says "Compost Boogie Brew" -Gene

[@NatalyaBerezneva]

This system is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! I need to make one ASAP

[@sjwestmo]

I enjoyed hearing his advice and tips!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Sarah, gene

[@kaydoodle9671]

This is so genius! I want ALL the gadgets, seeds and gardening tools. This home gardener is going to be Market Gardening for the first time, God willing. I am on a tight budget and most $ will be returned into infrastructure and a high tunnel. Pulling myself up by my bootstraps. - Just a granny, lol! I am excited!

[@ohanastrand5793]

Way to go Gene! Nice work and great job explaining the process...

[@boobros1]

Gene-ius. That system is the best I've seen.

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Matthew, gene. It is better than hand sifting

[@robertschroeder1978]

Josh & Gene, thanks for the video and instruction. Looking to setup a similar stream to handle the wastes. Wondering what activity can be done to speed up the processes of decomposition. I have often seen agenda in the background so it is nice to get to know him better. Great job...

[@volvo09]

Great system, the entire thing! Thanks for sharing, and best of luck gene!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@sandyb1184]

Really impressive to see such dedication and wealth of knowledge!

[@whitneyparchman6339]

Great video Josh. Gene is a trommel genius! So creative!

[@TroubleNow]

Thank you Josh! I plan to get my pallet compost in action this weekend.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Good luck!

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

Gene! Your a genius! Thanks for a great idea 💡

[@vita2200]

You found Gold with Gene!

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

Great video 👍

[@rootcraft3269]

Well done guys, that was fun and a little surreal!

[@WAY_13]

This is awesome, thanks for the great video!

[@pamelamercado6902]

I really enjoyed this video Gene did a great job. I really liked his way of separating the compost he did a fantastic job explaining everything Hi-5 Gene.

[@cantstartafire]

Dude!!!!! That's freakin awesome!!!!!

[@chaszrainsford]

The dude is a legend!

[@johnrosier1686]

I turned down one of those cement mixers but after seeing this video I won’t do that again. Good video- very informative and hands on.

[@westlakefarms]

Awesome idea Gene !

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent

[@christiensgarden3325]

Fantastic video... learning so much.. hoping to do this

[@jaisto8160]

Literally the man wearing many hats 🤣👍

[@curtweatherbee2523]

Great idea I love it❤️

[@williammikell2210]

Wow! what a great compost system.

[@CatherineKelly-wl7is]

what a great idea greetings from Ireland

[@tomtraveltigard]

Pretty impressive.... Really appreciate the dedication to the art of farming & growing, and really like the comment he made about dealing with waste is the first thing you have to contend with in any growing. I'm jealous of the mixer solution (and impressed too)... i just hand sift the results from my composting system.... Love to see more of Gene... thanks... Tom Cronkrite-tigard oregon

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Tom, gene

[@SlackerU]

3:15 you might add gypsum to your additives, the calcium helps with aeration. 4:01 the only way to speed up the process is to add oxygen(add blown air or a suction setup). Flipping a pile only adds additional oxygen for about 20 minutes max so to maintain an oxygen level above 10% you need a blower for your hot bin/pile. Horse owners can cycle their barn waste in about 90 days with blown-3x3x3-bins, no flipping necessary(for them).

[@1982MCI]

Hey Josh, on the commercial compost you guys bring in both here and at your place, have you guys created a silverware 🍴 pile amongst plastic ware and other stuff that you find in there? I know I’ve had several loads of compost in the past year that really were not finished composting yet and I’m not sure how long it would have to set for the spoons and forks to completely break down, lol. I guess our compost supplier is just trying to increase the iron in our fields, lol!! Do you happen to know who our compost supplier in the area is? I’ve heard that we only have one major commercial supplier in our area so I’m sure my compost comes from the same pile yours does and I think my local landscape supply down the road said they go down towards Raleigh or that direction to get it. Thanks for the info again today josh, you and gene did awesome again as usual and I love all genes hats!! You really scored big time the day you met him for sure. Guys like you and him are getting extremely hard to find anymore

[@JoshSattinFarming]

There are only a few. The main place that most people are getting their compost from is Brooks, but there are a few other. We only get 1-2 forks in a load.

[@kimyeecarroll01]

So great!

[@bob.hudson]

At home, we do that in buckets, less volume of course, but the process is faster. It takes about two weeks for a bucket to break down especially if the organic matter is chopped before it goes in.

[@mike253549]

I want to be like Josh lol. And all the other framers I learn from. My goal is to get out of this big truck and into a farm of my own. Thanks Josh

[@michaelraphael2160]

Please continue to feature Gene after you leave RCF. That or teach him how to start his own KZbin because we all can agree we need more Gene in our lives.

[@1982MCI]

Josh said that gene is going to be helping him at sattin hill farm somewhat and we will continue to see gene. I wish I could get gene out to my farm to help me when he’s not helping josh but I know he’s busy with other stuff also. Gene is worth his weight in gold with his knowledge and dedication to this stuff

[@Jenura01]

We need Gene to continue on!

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks from gene

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I have tried to encourage Gene, but he's happy helping out with all sorts of stuff (farming, filming, etc.).

[@unitedstatesdale]

Please clone Gene. We need 10 of him to run our jobsites. 😊

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Rich, gene. Trying to stay semi-retired

[@LuisAzcona]

I wish I had a Gene in my farm, or my life.

[@Littleraptorland]

Love it

[@schnauzpig]

Looks brand new and untested. Would be nice to see if this is still working in a month or two.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

We used this setup all year.

[@geoffreytryhorn8560]

Very interesting episode composed doing is very important can be easy or can be quite complicated I liked it very much

[@gawain8000]

I love this!

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

Gene's a gem

[@Jenura01]

Gene got a makeover!

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Gene's compost separator is pretty ingenious

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Thanks Britt Helms, gene. Hint hint, a new video coming out this Thursday using the cement mixer

[@ellison2024]

This is the best video! Could he share more details/ratio of the jump starter recipe?

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Sure 1 can coke, 1 can beer and 8 oz ammonia

[@ellison2024]

@@mushethecowboycook9353 thank you