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General |
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| Cornell Composting | a feasibility study for agricultural composting |
| Garden Organic | how to make compost |
| Master Composters | become a master composter and promote composting in your area |
| Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food | factsheet – agricultural composting basics |
| Recycle Now | composting FAQs |
| Rutgers | factsheet on leaf composting |
| US Composting Council | promoting composting in the US |
| US Environmental Protection Agency | composting at home |
| Wikipedia | entry for compost |
Composting science & microorganisms |
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| Colorado State University | composting organisms |
| Colorado State University | compost effects on soil quality |
| Compost Heaven | microorganisms – the little guys who make it happen |
| Cornell Composting | compost microorganisms |
| Cornell Composting | techniques for observing compost microorganisms |
| Cornell Composting | techniques for detailed study of compost microorganisms |
Bokashi / green cone |
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| Bokashi | Bokashi composting system explained in the Guardian |
| Compost Guy | lots of info on the Bokashi process |
| YouTube | video explanation of the green cone |
Composting with critters |
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| Backyard Chickens | instructions on how to build your own BSF composter / chicken feeder |
| Blatticomposting | composting with cockroaches |
| Wikipedia | entry for black soldier fly |
| Wikiversity | grub composting, using the black soldier fly larvae |
| YouTube | video on how to make your own black soldier fly composter / harvester |
Composting pet poo |
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| City Farmer | step-by-step guide to making a dog poo composter |
| Compost Guy | pet waste composting |
| Root Simple | cat litter compost – installment 1 |
| Root Simple | cat litter compost – installment 2 |
| Root Simple | cat litter compost – installment 3; the important thing is to extend the composting time |
The problem with peat-based compost |
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| BBC | the ethics of using peat |
| Independent | gardeners urged to stop using peat-based compost |
| National Trust | going peat-free |
