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Organic Gardener’s Composting

by Steve Solomon

The art and science of composting is presented in a humorous and readable manner from the basic elements to the in-depth science. An entire chapter is devoted to composting with red worms (vermiculture), and detailed information is provided on building different types of composting units. The history of the organic gardening movement is included as well as an annotated bibliography of works on the subjects of composting and food gardening.

• Gutenberg e-text 4342
• Steve Solomon
• LibriVox’s Organic Gardener’s Composting Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book 208 MB
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Total running time: 7:35:23
Read by Betsie Bush

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• 00 – Introduction – 00:08:06
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• 01 – What Is Compost – 00:24:17
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• 02 – Composting Basics – 00:33:51
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• 03 – Practical Compost Making – 00:53:11
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• 04 – All About Materials – 01:07:09
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• 05 – Methods and Variations – 00:44:38
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• 06 – Vermicomposting – 00:32:21
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• 07 – Humus and Soil Productivity – 00:59:55
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• 08 – Maintaining Soil Humus – 00:57:26
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• 09 – Making Superior Compost – 00:48:12
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• 10 – Bibliography – 00:26:17
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Cataloged on May 27, 2009