The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener - Hardcover

Jerry Minnich

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0878579907 ISBN 13: 9780878579907

Publisher: Rodale Press, 1992

Synopsis

Explains what composting is and how it works, provides instructions for making and using compost, and offers ecologically sound solutions to waste disposal problems

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The essential guide to composting for all gardeners and enviromentally conscious people

From Rodale Press: The publishers of Organic Gardening magazine

Composting is fast becoming a household word. Gardeners know it is the best way to feed the soil, while others look to composting as a way to dispose of grass clippings, autumn leaves, and tree trimmings. The Rodale Book of Composting offers:

* Easy-to-follow instructions for making and using compost
* Helpful tips for apartment dwellers, suburbanites, farmers and community leaders
* Ecologically sound solutions to growing waste disposal problems

Recycle household and yard wastes in soil-enriching compost.

"Lovers of compost. . .will be able to polish their techniques, and beginners will experience a whole new adventure."--Eddie Albert, Award-winning actor and avid gardener

About the Author:

Grace Gershuny has written extensively on soil, compost, and food system issues. As a staff member of USDA’s National Organic Program in the 1990s, she helped develop the organic regulations. She lives in Barnet, Vermont, and teaches at Green Mountain College.

Deborah L. Martin earned a BS in horticulture from Purdue University. A former extension agent in the USDA's urban gardening program, she has edited books on gardening and contributes to Rodale’s Organic Life. She lives in Allentown, PA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rodale Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0878579907
• ISBN 13: 9780878579907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 278
• Editor: Deborah L. Martin, Grace Gershuny, Jerry Minnich