For readers who may not have composted before, Smith explains how to turn kitchen waste into soil nutrients, either to feed a garden or just to reduce waste. She covers beginning with the
basics, getting started, the science of composting, outdoor compost bins, building a compost pile, maintaining a compost bin, using compost, vermicomposting, winter and indoor composting, and
troubleshooting. Among details are common myths about composting, choosing a system, materials to avoid composting, the chemical process of decomposition, tools for storing and moving compost,
aerating a stationary bin, what to feed and not feed worms, how to start a community composting group, and problems with neighbors. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
