Eco Store, Yurts, Composting Toilets & More

Eco Store

At the Cedar House Inn and Yurts we try to be good stewards of the earth's natural resources. This page provides sources for some of the products we have installed for conservation and gives information on other products that are good for the environment.

Get Your Own Yurt

If you are considering purchasing your own yurt for a weekend or permanent home visit Yurt Information. Other places that offer yurts for lodging can be found at Yurt Lodging.

Solar Food Composter

For disposal of our leftover cooked food we use a Green Cone tm composter at our bed and breakfast inn. The system digests all of our household food waste, including vegetable scraps, raw and cooked meat or fish, bones, dairy products and other organic waste such as bread and pasta. Green Cone system installed in flower bed

Green Cone system installed in flower bed

It works

Green Cone system shown with kitchen caddy, accelerator powder and shaker jar

by creating high temperatures (from the sun), maintaining aerobic conditions and stimulating the growth of micro-organisms. It is much more sanitary and eco friendly than placing food scraps in the trash can or garbage disposal. Less garbage is also sent to the public landfill or sewage treatment plant. Pets and wild animals cannot access the system unlike traditional trash cans.

For more information on this exciting eco-friendly product and how to order visit http://www.foodcomposter.com

Sun Mar Garden Composters

If you want a drum composting system that provides rich compost for your garden these products may be for you. We use one at our inn for garden/yard waste and vegetable scraps. Thet are not designed for cooked food waste like the Green Cone

described above. These systems incorporates a drum that continuously moves the composted material through the drum and the compost discharges automatically. They are pest resistant and loads and turns easily. A great feature is that you do not have to wait for batches to finish composting before adding new material. They are also made by Sun Mar. Available in two sizes, 200 and 400 series. Visit http://www.gardencomposter.net.

Composting Toilets

We use Sun Mar composting toilets in our yurts and plan to use them in our personal The Compact differs from the Excel in that all three chambers are smaller, which makes the Compact ideally suited to light residential or light to medium cottage use. No footstool is needed due to low profile design.

bathroom area in the future. They also work well in cabins, boats, RV's, pool cabanas and anywhere you want a toilet without adding septic or water connections. There is even a Space Saver model that can be placed in a closet to create another bathroom easily. Information at http://www.composttoilets.net

Books

The Vegan cookbook is one of Mary Beth's favorites. She has used many of the recipes at the inn. She has also served some of the dinner dishes and they were excellent. Hard to tell that you are actually eating healthy vegan meals.

Becky Kemery's "Yurts-Living in the Round" is a great resource for anyone who wants to get their own yurt for a vacation or permanent home.

The Yurt book (Mongolian Cloud Houses) is great for someone wanting to build their own homemade yurt cheaply and live simply.

Plan B 2.0 is an eye opening book about our world and the environment. It gives solutions on how we all can help the environment by living more sustainably and conserving the resources.

The Noahs Garden book talks about having a yard that is less damaging to the environment.

Jim Merkel's book talks about living in a more sustainable way and how to reduce your impact on the Earth.

Rain Barrels

With drought and water restrictions in many parts of the country catching rainwater off the roof to water the garden or plantings makes sense. We plan to add some when we install gutters.

Electric Baseboard Heaters

We use the hard wired versions of these heaters in our yurt bathhouse and guest rooms. These that can be plugged into a standard wall socket are used in our yurts and inn common areas to save energy and provide zone heat.

Check availability, current events & make reservations on-line.

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About the Inn Charming Rooms Unique Yurt Lodging Yurt Honeymoons Breakfast Rates & Policies Things to Do Event Calendar Nearby Wineries Innkeeper's Blog Current Happenings & News Meet the Hosts Guest Comments Protecting the Earth Directions Contact Us	Eco Store At the Cedar House Inn and Yurts we try to be good stewards of the earth's natural resources. This page provides sources for some of the products we have installed for conservation and gives information on other products that are good for the environment. Get Your Own Yurt If you are considering purchasing your own yurt for a weekend or permanent home visit Yurt Information. Other places that offer yurts for lodging can be found at Yurt Lodging. Solar Food Composter For disposal of our leftover cooked food we use a Green Cone tm composter at our bed and breakfast inn. The system digests all of our household food waste, including vegetable scraps, raw and cooked meat or fish, bones, dairy products and other organic waste such as bread and pasta. It works by creating high temperatures (from the sun), maintaining aerobic conditions and stimulating the growth of micro-organisms. It is much more sanitary and eco friendly than placing food scraps in the trash can or garbage disposal. Less garbage is also sent to the public landfill or sewage treatment plant. Pets and wild animals cannot access the system unlike traditional trash cans. For more information on this exciting eco-friendly product and how to order visit http://www.foodcomposter.com Sun Mar Garden Composters If you want a drum composting system that provides rich compost for your garden these products may be for you. We use one at our inn for garden/yard waste and vegetable scraps. Thet are not designed for cooked food waste like the Green Cone described above. These systems incorporates a drum that continuously moves the composted material through the drum and the compost discharges automatically. They are pest resistant and loads and turns easily. A great feature is that you do not have to wait for batches to finish composting before adding new material. They are also made by Sun Mar. Available in two sizes, 200 and 400 series. Visit http://www.gardencomposter.net. Composting Toilets We use Sun Mar composting toilets in our yurts and plan to use them in our personal bathroom area in the future. They also work well in cabins, boats, RV's, pool cabanas and anywhere you want a toilet without adding septic or water connections. There is even a Space Saver model that can be placed in a closet to create another bathroom easily. Information at http://www.composttoilets.net Books The Vegan cookbook is one of Mary Beth's favorites. She has used many of the recipes at the inn. She has also served some of the dinner dishes and they were excellent. Hard to tell that you are actually eating healthy vegan meals. Becky Kemery's "Yurts-Living in the Round" is a great resource for anyone who wants to get their own yurt for a vacation or permanent home. The Yurt book (Mongolian Cloud Houses) is great for someone wanting to build their own homemade yurt cheaply and live simply. Plan B 2.0 is an eye opening book about our world and the environment. It gives solutions on how we all can help the environment by living more sustainably and conserving the resources. The Noahs Garden book talks about having a yard that is less damaging to the environment. Jim Merkel's book talks about living in a more sustainable way and how to reduce your impact on the Earth. Rain Barrels With drought and water restrictions in many parts of the country catching rainwater off the roof to water the garden or plantings makes sense. We plan to add some when we install gutters. Electric Baseboard Heaters We use the hard wired versions of these heaters in our yurt bathhouse and guest rooms. These that can be plugged into a standard wall socket are used in our yurts and inn common areas to save energy and provide zone heat. Check availability, current events & make reservations on-line.
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