Compost

by RASKIN, BEN

• ISBN13: 9781611801279
• ISBN10: 1611801273
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-03-11
• Publisher: Roost Books

Summary

Set your family on the path to a planet-friendly lifestyle with this fun guide to compost--what it is, how to make it, how to maintain it.  Includes games, stickers, and more!

Teach your kids that composting is fun with this funky guide that takes you from the nitty-gritty of compost composition and care to Worms and Ladders, a fresh take on a traditional board game. Find out the rules for setting up your very own Worm Lovers' Society, learn all about the garden-to-plate cycle together, and get your family's feet firmly set on the road to a planet-friendly lifestyle. Includes information on both kitchen and garden composting.

Author Biography

BEN RASKIN is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and a father to two. He runs courses and training on organic growing and launched the Soil Association's flagship Organic Apprenticeship Scheme in 2007. Ben developed an interest in gardening while working on an organic vineyard in northern Italy and has worked in horticulture for eighteen years.

Table of Contents

What Is Compost?
What Is Soil?
Your Compost Friends (micro and macro organisms)
Compost Enemies
How to Build a Compost Heap
Compost Activators
Different Ways to Look at Your Heap
The Compost Doctor
Starting a Compost Community
Compost Tea
More about Nutrients
Extras