Ed Burske, past-President of DC Urban Gardeners, gave a fabulous workshop on the ins-and-outs of composting in the city on March 25, 2009. Ed shared with us so many styles of composting, and the seemingly limitless sizes and shapes of composting containers! Worms, no worms, oxygen, no oxygen... you name it.
With so many options, it is difficult to provide a full overview of each process. Instead, here are some helpful links to get you started:
MonkeySee has some great video clips on composting
You won't find leaf shredders at the local Home Depot -- you'll probably have to find one on the web. Here's an example.
Other sites to explore include:
American Horticultural Society Compost Guide
Backyard Composting--New Mexico
California Backyard Composting
Compost Bin Blog
Compost Fundamentals
Compost Guide
Compost Guy
Composting Guide
Composting in Schools
Composting Leaves - Washington Post
Composting Tips -- Taunton Press
Edible Landscaping - Composting
EPA Guide to Composting
Florida's Comprehensive Composting Site
Garden Klog
Garden Web Composting Forum
Green Culture--Composters
Lasagna Composting--Cornell
Leaf Composting--New Jersey
Make Your Own Compost Tumbler
Master Composters--Ithica, NY
Mastercomposter.com
Nature Mill Composter
Seattle Tilth
Slow Cook Composting Videos
Soil Health--Cornell U.
Soil, Mulch, Compost Forum--Garden Web
The Pfieiffer Center--Biodynamics
The Power of Leaves
The Rubbish Diet
Things to Compost
U.S. Composting Council
Urban Composter
Urban Composting Guide--NYC
Urban Farmer--Vancouver
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