Inside the Compost Bin

Auteur

Melody Sumaoang Plan is an author and activist who cares deeply about the environment. She is a certified Master Composter through the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation in San Diego, CA, and practices and teaches three types of composting methods: traditional backyard composting, vermicomposting, and bokashi. She lives in Hawaii.

Texte du rabat

From creation of the "compost cake" to curing and, finally, using the compost, budding composters will discover what it takes to have a successful bin-as well as the plethora of benefits a compost bin can have to the surrounding environment. Master composter, Melody Sumaoang Plan, shows readers the physical, biological, and chemical processes involved and rich illustrations take them deep inside the murky bin. Robust back matter includes in-depth information on starting your own bin, compost "recipes," and troubleshooting tips.

Résumé
Through lyrical text filled with concrete processes and facts, readers will build and tend to a compost bin