The Rodale Book of Composting, Newly Revised and Updated - by Grace Gershuny & Deborah L Martin (Paperback)

About the Book

The most significant gardening topic of today is covered in this completely revised and updated volume--the essential guide to composting for all gardeners and environmentally conscious people. Provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions and guidance. 70 illustrations.

Book Synopsis

An essential guide to composting for all gardeners and environmentally conscious people

This revised edition of The Rodale Book of Composting includes all the latest in new techniques, technology, and equipment. Gardeners know composting is the best way to feed the soil and turn food scraps into fresh produce, but even urbanites can get on board thanks to programs like compost pickup and citywide food waste initiatives--there's no better way to reduce landfill waste (and subsequent emissions) and dependence on fossil fuels while nourishing the earth.

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; and ecologically sound solutions to growing waste-disposal problems.

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

Review Quotes

"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

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""

"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's edited books on gardening and contributes to Rodale's Organic Life. She lives in Allentown, PA.