compost heap
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"Everything you'd need to start exploring fungi and computing could be as small as a compost heap and some homemade electronics, or as big as a culturing factory with pre-made templates," said LaRocco.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
"We've worked with everything from soft fruit to salad greens, clearing beds and keeping crops out of the compost heap," said Holtam.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
The boards themselves began to degrade after just 1 month in a compost heap.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024
“He would sleep at the compost heap, wake up, hop over a few trees to a favorite perch and then hunt for rats,” Lei said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Hatsue turned down between strawberry rows and upended her bucket on the compost heap, glanced at the moon so that its blue light caught her face, then returned to the house by a different route.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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