great information her e- I was surprised at ratio of 1 - 30 - that is much differnt than I have been using -I'm typically 40% brown and 60% green ... usually table scraps and yard clipping - with some brown leaves tossed in - I'm looking forawrd to building a larger 3-bin compost bin 1 for fresh scraps - 1 for cooking - and one for finished compost ...