Inside the Compost Bin (Hardcover)

Description

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

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.

About the Author

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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.

Praise For…

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In this handy guide for would-be garden composters, general directions for creating and using compost paired with illustrations that teem with tiny soil residents are followed by even more explicit procedures and advice featuring ingredients and temperature charts.
— Kirkus Reviews