Tumblers are better used for cold composting; they are not a reliable method for hot composting because it is difficultâif not impossibleâto reach and maintain the necessary temperature for killing weed seeds and disease pathogens within the volume available.
Named in honor of James Mendenhall and founded in 1816, Jamestown, NC was the earliest continuing settlement in the Piedmont region. More recently, archeologists have found evidence of nearby human habitation dating back thousands of years.
By the late 1700s, European settlers came to Jamestown. Many were Quaker families who moved to the area from Pennsylvania in search of productive farmland. Among the original settlers was James Mendenhall, who established a farmstead near present day Jamestown in 1762. Though Mendenhall moved to Georgia in 1775, his son George remained, and by 1816, he founded the village of Jamestown in honor of his father. The Mendenhall family, who owned and operated the area's first grist and lumber mills, also owned much of the town's original land.