Compost: A Family Guide to Making Soil from Scraps


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Set your family on the path to a planet-friendly lifestyle with this fun guide to compost--what it is, how to make it, how to maintain it. Includes games, stickers, and more

Teach your kids that composting is fun with this funky guide that takes you from the nitty-gritty of compost composition and care to Worms and Ladders, a fresh take on a traditional board game. Find out the rules for setting up your very own Worm Lovers' Society, learn all about the garden-to-plate cycle together, and get your family's feet firmly set on the road to a planet-friendly lifestyle. Includes information on both kitchen and garden composting.

Author: Ben Raskin
Publisher: Roost Books
Published: 03/11/2014
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 7.17h x 8.57w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9781611801279
ISBN10: 1611801273
BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Organic
- Gardening | Techniques
- House & Home | Sustainable Living

About the Author
BEN RASKIN is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and a father to two. He runs courses and training on organic growing and launched the Soil Association's flagship Organic Apprenticeship Scheme in 2007. Ben developed an interest in gardening while working on an organic vineyard in northern Italy and has worked in horticulture for eighteen years.