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Montoursville, PA

Every area has a place that roasts peanuts in the shells and coffee beans.

In both instances when roasting they tumble whereby little pieces are knocked off and become waste. The fluff is simply tossed to garbage. The only thing to be aware of is that you would not want the salted peanut shells waste. The place I contacted today has far more waste than any one patch could use. This source will have to be shared. They were delighted to find someone that would use their waste.
It looks like a 35 gal. garbage can full every day or so.

I do not know the value of roasted unused coffee chips and dust but the peanut shell waste is real good nitrogen. I do not have it listed so I shall guess 10% nitrogen for the peanuts and 2% nitrogen for the coffee dust. The peanut hulls will be excellent water holding volume while being converted to humus and humates. The unused coffee dust will make earthworms a foot long and an inch in diameter. :)

In addition to helping us grow a pumpkin every can full we take away in this community saves the guy a minimum of two dollars. He has already offered free coffee and space to hold the local pumpkin club meetings. This is getting down right interesting. :)

3/15/2004 8:22:13 PM

Montoursville, PA

Grab onto this!!! Advertisement in our local paper last evening. Free cow manure. Will deliver. The regulators just caught another stockpiler with liquer flowing to the near by stream. This one can't even give it away.

3/15/2004 8:28:37 PM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

Where is it located at Doc? Wonder if they will come this far north?

3/15/2004 8:51:00 PM

Norton, MA

What would be a place that roasts peanuts and has a trash can full every day? At first I thought you must have been talking about a little stand on the street or something but who roasts that many peanuts? Alex.

3/15/2004 9:09:50 PM

Wichita, KS

same question as Alex. I need a storefront name. My imagination isn't working well enough today to brainstorm ideas of places that roast peanuts in the shell.

Costco, however, roasts coffee on site in nearby Folsom, in MASSIVE quantities. Never would have thought of that if I hadn't read your post, Doc! :-D

3/15/2004 10:00:45 PM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

Our minimarts locally have started saving me the grounds from the morning brewings, I have 4 of the convenience stores within 3 miles of my house, all of which have a coffee island with 12pots each morning. I get 24 filters worth of coffee grounds each day from 3 stores.. I can shake the filters off, or just leave them in.. They will compost down as well.. Nice source of worm food..

3/15/2004 10:17:32 PM

Montoursville, PA

I can't help 'ya guys. This is a local independant peanut roaster, natural peanut butters, nuts and teas to go with the many special brands of on site roasted coffee beans.

I know the process is duplicated many times over here and there. I do not know of a chain although Costcos has been mentioned. I never heard of them. So there.

3/15/2004 10:45:05 PM

Wichita, KS

oh well. Thanks anyway. ;)

3/15/2004 11:47:45 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Here's a tip.....healthcare workers in hospitals (like me) are caffeine freaks. There's a coffee/soda/ice room at or by any nurses station in a hospital. I get 40+ large filter full loads of spent grounds 3x/week where I work, 5 floors....add it up.
Just an idea for you fellas with family members that work in hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

3/16/2004 6:44:28 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

interesting, as i have a nut factory a mile down the road from me.
Glenn

3/16/2004 8:03:53 AM

Wichita, KS

what KIND of "nut" factory, Glenn? The kind with peanut shells, or the kind with coffee grinds? *snicker*

3/16/2004 9:44:37 AM

South Western Pa

On the Coffee front,

Starbucks gives away their used grounds, here a link.

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/env_stores.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1


Primary Nutrients
Secondary Nutrients

Nitrogen 1.45%
Phosphorus ND ug/g
Potassium 1204 ug/g

Calcium 389 ug/g
Magnesium 448 ug/g
Sulfur high ug/g

Haven't tried them yet, but will this summer.

Mark

3/16/2004 2:11:14 PM

Massillon, Ohio

doc: thanks for all the valuable info....

mark: thanks for that link !! it's nice to read the concrete info on the coffee grounds and i didnt realize starbucks was so willing to fork them over to us (they really are!!) !!

3/16/2004 9:27:16 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Another great source of goodies for your compost pile/worm farm is to go to specialty juice bars (we have jugo-juice and other such stores all over the place)and ask them to save you the pulp left over from all the fruit and vegetable juices that they make. I have a jugo-juice in my office building right next to my Starbucks who daily supplies me with all the coffee grounds and fruit/vegetable pulp that I can carry home.

The worms love it and your soil will improve like you won't believe.

Glenn

3/17/2004 2:15:43 PM

Wichita, KS

oooooooh!

3/17/2004 2:33:14 PM