Compost

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• The Adventures of Herman - Information about earth worms.
• The Bird's Nest Bin - Compost method that costs nothing and is as natural as a bird's nest.
• Brewing Compost Tea - Comprehensive article originally published in Kitchen Gardener Magazine, written by Elaine Ingham.
• Chicago Department of Energy Composting Tips - Illustrated document describing the basics of home composting, with contact information for Chicago-area workshops. [PDF]
• The Compost Bin - Series of short articles and news about composting, including the basics of piles and tumblers, worm composting, mushroom compost and compost tea.
• The Compost Heap - Resources for composting, recycling, and organic gardening.
• Compost Tea Fact Sheet - Results of a study of the effectiveness of compost tea on cherry blossom brown rot. [PDF]
• Composting - Basic information on turning biological matter into compost.
• The Composting Association (UK) - Membership organization offering news, events and information affecting the composting industry.
• Composting At Home - Advice on how to compost and how it benefits the soil.
• Composting at Home - A guide to composting at home.
• Composting at Home - Describes the composting process and gives advice on how to compost at home.
• Composting Council of Canada - An organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage.
• Composting Guide - Source of information for composting needs.
• Composting Practices - Explains the process and benefits of composting.
• Construction of Insulated Compost Containers - Instruction in the construction of insulated compost containers and the composting of kitchen and yard waste in cold climates.
• Cornell Composting - Case studies, manuals, and informational links to composting waste on a household or municipal scale.
• Digital Composter - Gardening and composting information for the Southern California gardener Includes a directory and calendar of events.
• Ecochem: Composting Process - Covers composting basics: materials to add, temperature, aeration, methods, and applications.
• Garden Compost - Details what compost is along with how it can be used and a compost pile maintained.
• Gardening Tips for Northeast Texas - Articles detailing how to create a compost pile and what it can be used for.
• Home Composting with Worms - Offers information about composting with worms, including how to deal with problems and pests.
• How Composting Works - Illustrated tutorial shows what happens when solid waste is composted, and how you can make your own compost.
• How To Build a Compost Bin - Details how to construct different types of composting units.
• HowToCompost.org - Offering composting information and links to web resources on a variety of composting topics. Includes a forum.
• Making and Using Compost - Explains the composting process and its value.
• Making Organic Compost with the HDRA - A guide to making compost by the HDRA, Europe's largest organic gardening organisation. Dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
• Master Composter - Build a backyard compost pile, build or buy bins, worm composting, trench composting, and soil incorporation.
• Rotating Barrel Composter - Instructions on building your own rotating composter.
• Shadow Box Construction - Describes a backyard high temperature composter for kitchen and yard waste.
• Soils and Composting - Basic information on building compost and worm bins, and soil improvement techniques.
• Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour - "The Composters" educational program to promote reducing yard waste going into landfills.
• U.S. Composting Council - Research, public education, compost standards, expansion of compost markets and the enlistment of public support.
• White Violet Center for Eco-Justice - Composting provides a vital way for organic farmers to fertilize their soil.
• Woods End Research Laboratory, Inc. - Compost analysis kits, biodegradation tests, waste characterization, and some advice for consumers on what to look for in compost products.
• Worm Composting - Details the benefits of composting with red wiggler worms.

• Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants - Compost Soup - Ketzel Levine talks with NPR's Scott Simon about compost tea, its history, how to make it, and points to additional online resources about it. [6:34 streaming audio broadcast] (August 31, 2002)