Web Directory

» Beauty of Compost Heaps
   How to make, use, and maintain a compost heap.
   http://boldweb.com/gw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=25

» Brewing Compost Tea
   Comprehensive article originally published in Kitchen Gardener Magazine, written by Elaine Ingham.
   http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspx

» Chicago Department of Energy Composting Tips
   Illustrated document describing the basics of home composting, with contact information for Chicago-area workshops.
   http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_ATTACH/DOE_Composting_Tips.PDF

» Compost It
   Information about home composting, compost uses, and recycling.
   http://www.compost-it.org.uk/

» Compost Junkie
   A tribe of compost enthusiasts, advice, and information, including a directory of compost suppliers in North America.
   http://www.compostjunkie.com

» Compost Tea Fact Sheet
   Results of a study of the effectiveness of compost tea on cherry blossom brown rot.
   http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Fact%20Sheets/Compost%20tea%20fact%20sheet.pdf

» Composting
   Basic information on turning biological matter into compost.
   http://www.journeytoforever.org/compost.html

» Composting At Home
   Advice on how to compost and how it benefits the soil.
   http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1189.html

» Composting Council of Canada
   An organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage.
   http://www.compost.org/

» Composting Guide
   Source of information for composting needs.
   http://www.vegweb.com/composting/

» Composting at Home
   Describes the composting process and gives advice on how to compost at home.
   http://www.compostathome.info/

» Digital Composter
   Gardening and composting information for the Southern California gardener Includes a directory and calendar of events.
   http://www.digitalseed.com/composter/

» Ecochem: Composting Process
   Covers composting basics: materials to add, temperature, aeration, methods, and applications.
   http://www.ecochem.com/t_compost_faq2.html

» Florida's On-Line Composting Center
   Information about composting in Florida, and learn about compost maturity tests you can do.
   http://www.compostinfo.com/

» Garden Compost
   Details what compost is along with how it can be used and a compost pile maintained.
   http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=526

» Gardening Tips for Northeast Texas
   Articles detailing how to create a compost pile and what it can be used for.
   http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith/tips/compost/compost.html

» Home Composting with Worms
   Offers information about composting with worms, including how to deal with problems and pests.
   http://www.compostworms.com

» How Composting Works
   Illustrated tutorial shows what happens when solid waste is composted, and how you can make your own compost.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/composting.htm

» How To Build a Compost Bin
   Details how to construct different types of composting units.
   http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06957.htm

» HowToCompost.org
   Offering composting information and links to web resources on a variety of composting topics. Includes a forum.
   http://www.howtocompost.org/

» Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants - Compost Soup
   Ketzel Levine talks with NPR's Scott Simon about compost tea, its history, how to make it, and points to additional online resources about it. [6:34 streaming audio broadcast]
   http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2002/compost/index.html

» Making Organic Compost with the HDRA
   A guide to making compost by the HDRA, Europe's largest organic gardening organisation. Dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
   http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/gh_comp.php

» Making and Using Compost
   Explains the composting process and its value.
   http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06956.htm

» Master Composter
   Build a backyard compost pile, build or buy bins, worm composting, trench composting, and soil incorporation.
   http://www.mastercomposter.com/

» Mushroom Compost
   Information relating to mushroom compost published by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the American Mushroom Institute.
   http://www.mushroomcompost.org/

» Rotating Barrel Composter
   Instructions on building your own rotating composter.
   http://www.solidwastedistrict.com/projects/bin_barrel.htm

» Shadow Box Construction
   Describes a backyard high temperature composter for kitchen and yard waste.
   http://www.whiteholecomposter.com/

» Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour
   "The Composters" educational program to promote reducing yard waste going into landfills.
   http://www.stanslaughter.com/

» The Adventures of Herman
   Information about earth worms.
   http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/

» The Compost Bin
   Series of short articles and news about composting, including the basics of piles and tumblers, worm composting, mushroom compost and compost tea.
   http://www.compost-bin.org/

» The Compost Heap
   Resources for composting, recycling, and organic gardening.
   http://www.silverlf.com/barrick/

» U.S. Composting Council
   Research, public education, compost standards, expansion of compost markets and the enlistment of public support.
   http://www.compostingcouncil.org/

» Woods End Research Laboratory, Inc.
   Compost analysis kits, biodegradation tests, waste characterization, and some advice for consumers on what to look for in compost products.
   http://www.woodsend.org/

» Worm Composting
   Details the benefits of composting with red wiggler worms.
   http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html