Composting References

The Dirt on Compost: Information In Print and on the Web
Posted: 01-Jun-2000; Updated: 31-Jan-2005

Reading
LET IT ROT The gardener's guide to composting (Revised third edition). Stu Campbell. 1998, Storey Books, North Adams, Mass.

WORMS EAT MY GARBAGE How to set up & maintain a worm composting system. (Fun to read, with all the basics about vermin composting). Mary Appelhof. 1997. Flowerfield Press, Kalamazoo, Mich.

RODALE BOOK OF COMPOSTING (Revised edition - The composter encyclopedia, slightly more complicated for the advanced composter). Deborah Martin and Grace Gershuny. 1992, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pa.

COMPOST THIS BOOK! The art of composting for your yard, your community and the planet. By Tom Christopher and Marty Asher. 1994, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, Calif. (Currently out of print)

FERTILE SOIL A grower's guide to organic and inorganic fertilizers. By Robert Parnes. 1990, Ag. Access, Davis, Calif. (Currently out of print)

Internet Resources

More on organic composting from EDF: The Village of Bellport's Program for the Home Composting of Kitchen Wastes details one community's waste prevention initiative. This initiative was also a feature story in the November 1996 EDF Letter.

Backyard Magic: The Composting Handbook - Includes detailed information about composting at home.

Biocycle, a journal of composting and recycling, published by JG Press.

The Compost Resource Page - A hub of information for anyone interested in the various aspects of composting.

Composting: Getting Down to Paydirt - From Environment Canada, Atlantic Region.

Compost Management of Organic Waste - Nova Scotia Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries factsheet.

Cornell Composting covers many aspects of composting and contains information just for teachers as well as a true/false quiz on composting (requires a JavaScript capable browser such as Netscape 2.0), both available in the Composting in the Schools section.

Keep America Beautiful, Inc. - This non-profit organization focuses on solid waste, litter prevention, beautification, source reduction, recycling, composting, waste-to-energy, and sanitary landfills. They also include information just for kids, as well as material for teachers.

The New York City Compost Project - Information from the New York City Botanical Gardens on how even apartment dwellers can get in the act.

The Recycling Council of Ontario

Rotweb - This site contains useful information and links for teachers and for those interested in composting at home.