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The Adventures of Herman - - Information about earth worms.

Beauty of Compost Heaps - - How to make, use, and maintain a compost heap.

The Bird's Nest Bin - - Compost method that costs nothing and is as natural as a bird's nest.

Brewing Compost Tea - - Comprehensive article originally published in Kitchen Gardener Magazine, written by Elaine Ingham.

Chicago Department of Energy Composting Tips - - Illustrated document describing the basics of home composting, with contact information for Chicago-area workshops. [PDF.

The Compost Bin: Learn about Composting - - Series of short articles about composting, including the basics of piles and tumblers, worm composting, mushroom compost and compost tea.

The Compost Heap - - Resources for composting, recycling, and organic gardening.

Compost Tea Fact Sheet - - Results of a study of the effectiveness of compost tea on cherry blossom brown rot.

Composting - - Basic information on turning biological matter into compost.

Composting - - Advice on how composting works, how to build a composter, and a recipe for creating it.

The Composting Association (UK) - - Membership organization offering news, events and information affecting the composting industry.

Composting At Home - - Advice on how to compost and how it benefits the soil.

Composting at Home - - Describes the composting process and gives advice on how to compost at home.

Composting at Home - - A guide to composting at home.

Composting Council of Canada - - An organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage.

Composting Guide - - Source of information for composting needs.

Composting Practices - - Explains the process and benefits of composting.

Construction of Insulated Compost Containers - - Instruction in the construction of insulated compost containers and the composting of kitchen and yard waste in cold climates.

Digital Composter - - Gardening and composting information for the Southern California gardener Includes a directory and calendar of events.

Ecochem: Composting Process - - Covers composting basics: materials to add, temperature, aeration, methods, and applications.

Florida's On-Line Composting Center - - Information about composting in Florida, and learn about compost maturity tests you can do.

Garden Compost Microorganisms - - Four scanning electron images of bacteria and fungi found in garden compost. Includes resource links.

Gardening Tips for Northeast Texas - - Articles detailing how to create a compost pile and what it can be used for.

Go 4 Green Composting - - The active living and environment program. Advises on materials to avoid in compost heaps.

Home Composting With Worms - - How to build or buy a worm compost system, worms to get, waste to put in, and maintenance tips.

How Composting Works - - Illustrated tutorial shows what happens when solid waste is composted, and how you can make your own compost.

How To Build a Compost Bin - - Details how to construct different types of composting units.

HowToCompost.org - - Offering composting information and links to web resources on a variety of composting topics. Includes a forum.

Making and Using Compost - - Explains the composting process and its value.

Making Organic Compost with the HDRA - - A guide to making compost by the HDRA, Europe's largest organic gardening organisation. Dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.

Master Composter - - Build a backyard compost pile, build or buy bins, worm composting, trench composting, and soil incorporation.

Rotating Barrel Composter - - Instructions on building your own rotating composter.

Shadow Box Construction - - Describes a backyard high temperature composter for kitchen and yard waste.

Soils and Composting - - Basic information on building compost and worm bins, and soil improvement techniques.

Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour - - "The Composters" educational program to promote reducing yard waste going into landfills.

U.S. Composting Council - - Research, public education, compost standards, expansion of compost markets and the enlistment of public support.

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice - - Composting provides a vital way for organic farmers to fertilize their soil.

Woods End Research Laboratory, Inc. - - Compost analysis kits, biodegradation tests, waste characterization, and some advice for consumers on what to look for in compost products.

Worm Composting - - Details the benefits of composting with red wiggler worms.

Wriggler Wranch - - About vermicomposting, nightcrawlers, red worms, composting, castings, and worm dirt.

Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants - Compost Soup - - Ketzel Levine talks with NPR's Scott Simon about compost tea, its history, how to make it, and points to additional online resources about it. [6:34 streaming audio broadcast] (August 31, 2002)