Compost Bin Building Materials 3/19/26

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Compost Bin Building Materials 3/19/26.

Today, Julio, Mike, and I picked-up the building materials to create the compost bin on Saturday, March 28 at 9 am. Mike cut all the lumber into the appropriate length pieces, which will save us time. We will be using the design by Urban Farm Plan that Concord UMC Community Garden shared with us. The image of the bin is just below. 


Below is the basic design for one bin and we will creating three bins like the picture above. 

The extra tools that we will need helpers to bring are Staple Guns, Levels, Screw-Driver/Drill Gun, Tape Measure, Pencils, and Speed Squares. Mike and I will bring a saw and two tin snips for last minute cuts to the 2"x2" wood and the hardcloth. 


Some of the first cut on the 4" x 4".

Mike started a blocking system to cut the wood to the right length.

Pile of uncut wood.

A pile of all the wood cut to the correct length.


I am excited to have all the wood cut and ready for constrtuction.  Please contact me at garden@beardenumc.org if you want to help and want the full 24 manual on constructing the compost bins. I have more materials to pick up next week before we start construction on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 9 am. 


Preassemble started. 



Thanks, Leigh

Location: 4407 Knoxville City Greenways, Knoxville, TN 37919, USA

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