
How to Make and Use Compost
The practical guide for home, schools and communities
By: Nicky Scott
Paperback | 1 May 2021 | Edition Number 2
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Nicky is an activist who has been teaching composting for years. He explains why making compost is so important for healthy soil and the environment, how it works and how to make your own compost, in spaces big and small. He shows how different composting systems work including cold composting, wormeries, bokashi and hot boxes. He gives guidance on the most appropriate system for your site, whether you're composting in a garden or a kitchen.
In How to Make and Use Compost, he explains:
- why making compost is so important for healthy soil and the environment
- how it works
- how to make your own compost in spaces big and small
- how different composting systems work
- the best system for your site, whether you're composting in a garden or a kitchen.
The book also describes how to compost food waste on a large scale, e.g. for hotels, restaurants or cafes. Composting cooked food needs more care as it is devoid of microbial life, but even large quantities can be safely composted through "continuous throughout" or "batch" systems, which Nicky explains in detail.
Schools are also a rewarding place to start composting, as it enhances garden areas, reduces waste and gives children a great hands-on learning experience. Nicky advises on planning a school scheme, how to first reduce food waste and what to do with the many paper towels a school generates - everything to get a school scheme started. How to Make and Use Compost includes an extensive list of resources, including websites, organisations, books and where to buy equipment.
About the Author
Nicky Scott is the author of several books on composting and recycling. He advises schools, local authorities and businesses on composting kitchen waste and helps set up community composting groups. The "hot box" composter he developed is widely used for composting food waste.
Industry Reviews
Compost publishing doesn't get any better. [...] The insights, ideas and inspiration that flow from its pages lift it far beyond the ostensibly mundane practice of leaving dead stuff in a pile to rot.
Written with flair, this book will give you confidence as a beginner or improve your technique if you're a habitual composter.
* The Ecologist *Clearly written and cross-referenced, this book draws on a wide composting experience.
-- Sue Stickland, author of Back Garden Seed Saving... tells you everything you need to know about compost systems, wormeries and the incredible value of compost.
* Western Daily Press *ISBN: 9780857845450
ISBN-10: 0857845454
Published: 1st May 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 200
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (AUS)
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 2
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.48
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