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Compost city : practical composting know-how for small-space living / Rebecca Louie.

Louie, Rebecca, (author.).

Summary:

Packed with research, expert testimonies, and a healthy dose of humor, 'Compost City' gives us essential strategies on composting in small, shared, diversely crowded spaces.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781611802207
  • ISBN: 1611802202
  • Physical Description: x, 209 pages : illustations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Roost Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Composting : yes, you can because you will be wowed by compost's benefits and overcome your compost fears -- What is composting? or, how intimidating, sciencey things become ludicrously accessible and interesting -- The very basic concepts behind making compost : surprise, it's not that much work! -- Outdoor composting : above ground systems, open-air bins, enclosed bins, and tumblers wow you -- Outdoor composting : underground systems, can you dig this? Trenches, sheet composting, and digesters -- The wormderful world of indoor vermiculture : embrace the wordplay and get yourself some worms -- Bokashi fermentation : a pickle you want to get into -- Urban farmyard : so many compostable animal poops in the concrete jungle! -- Get organized! Community composting : there's no need to go solo -- Join the green party : eco-taining! more fun than hiring a clown.
Subject: Compost.

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  • 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Summary: Packed with research, expert testimonies, and a healthy dose of humor, 'Compost City' gives us essential strategies on composting in small, shared, diversely crowded spaces.