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Improving Composting for the Elderly

Ethan-SEthan-S Posts: 3
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Hi, 

My name is Ethan and I am designing a product to help the elderly make and use compost. The product will look to minimise back and joint pain whilst composting. To aid my design process i have created a survey to help focus my design on the biggest issues.

I would be grateful if you could complete the survey and/or pass the survey on to fellow gardeners that you think would benefit from such a product.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/V29PTDJ

Thank you for your time.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    I agree with Jo, the most difficult part of composting is turning the compost - fortunately I have  a much younger partner so until I've worn him out he does it for me image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Ethan-SEthan-S Posts: 3

    Thank you for you input, its very helpful. I will make some adjustments to the survey.

  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    Hi Ethan it isn't just elderly that need help image I'm only 5'3" and leaning into my Daleks and turning them is a right back ache image

  • Ethan-SEthan-S Posts: 3

    I see, I will take that into consideration. Thank you for your response.image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    I was only saying this morning that I'd be perfectly happy to be added to the compost heap following cremation (at the appropriate time of course - not yet). image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • PoddingtonPPoddingtonP Posts: 196

    Dove, I've always told my husband when I die just to chuck my ashes on the compost heap. Not convinced he will though. 

     

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Dovefromabove wrote (see)

    I was only saying this morning that I'd be perfectly happy to be added to the compost heap following cremation (at the appropriate time of course - not yet). image

    Why not miss out the middle man, it would be a lot cheaper.image

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    Not sure how the neighbours would take to a huge bonfire, and digging deep holes here is difficult 'cos the chalk rock is very near the surface. 

    The sensible thing would be either just to pop me into one of the chalk mines across the way and leave me there with the bats, or build a longship down on the marshes and float me down the river and out to sea. 

    Not sure that's allowed as the mines are an SSSI and if I floated out to sea I'd probably cause damage to a windfarm or become a notorious shipping hazard image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,015

    I'm pleased to see that I'm not the only one who put a slightly different interpretation on the topic titleimage

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I'd like to be left for the kites and buzzards, ants and fungiimage

    but I'm not willing to donate my body to rats.

    Can someone design me something to help achieve this aim



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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