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Composting 101: An Introduction
Resources from the Institute for Local Self Reliance aka ILSR aka yr community composting champions
ILSR’s Guide to Home Composting Basics
Recording of ILSR Webinar for Backyard Composting + more resources
Other Intro Resources:
Benefits of Compost and Best Practices for Backyard Growers
How To Make Compost At Home – Happy Home DIY
An intro to ecosystems: The consumers (or decomposers) in your compost
Composting 201: The Art and Science behind Composting
Soil biology and the soil food web
NYC Master Composter Manual – under revision
Composting with Kids
Composting pet waste
NRCS Report on composting dog waste
UK website about composting a variety of pet waste types
Troubleshooting Tips for Your Compost
Tips from Common Ground Compost
Small Scale Composting Methods
Overview of small scale home composting methods
Worm composting/Vermiculture
Worm tea, leachate & wet mixing
DIY Worm Composting Video Channel – 19 separate videos!
Bokashi composting
Need more on Bioactivity & the symbiosis between roots, fungi, microorganisms, 2nd level decomposers & oxygen, nitrogen, carbonNeed more local resourcesPromote farmers / communities / other organisations who are compostingMaybe add a lil “fear factor” global warming article? Pointing fingers at systems that are too wasteful?
Miscellaneous
Seven things to do with compost if you don’t garden
National Geographic article on early humans composting & first US composting advocates
Backyard Compost Products (not a Schmelly’s endorsement!)
