{"product_id":"how-to-make-and-use-compost-the-practical-guide-for-home-schools-and-communities","title":"How to Make and Use Compost: The practical guide for home, schools and communities","description":"The world of compost and how it relates to healthy soil is a fascinating, complex story.\n\nCompost helps to create and maintain healthy soil – the foundation of growing organically. It is also cost-saving, easy and fun, and a fantastic way to learn and connect with nature. Most importantly, composting is really beneficial for the environment as it massively reduces the amount of noxious methane gas generated from burying food waste in landfill.\n\nIn How to Make and Use Compost, composting expert Nicky Scott reveals why making compost is so important for healthy soil and the environment, how it works and how to make your own compost. He provides clear guidance on the most appropriate system for your site, whether you're composting in a garden or a kitchen, and explains how different composting systems work, including cold composting, wormeries, bokashi and hot boxes.\n\nThis practical book features an A-Z guide to what you can and cannot compost, composting techniques, common problems and their solutions – from Activators to fertilise the soil with microbial food sources, to Z for Zoo poo if you're lucky enough to live near a wildlife sanctuary! It also details how to compost food waste on a large scale for hotels, restaurants, cafés and other establishments, and shows you how to plan a school or community compost scheme. An extensive list of resources, including websites, organisations, books and where to buy equipment, is also included.\n\nBeautifully illustrated with photographs throughout, this handy guide is ideal for gardeners as well as those who want to become more sustainable.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0857845454\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0857845454.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Scott, Nicky\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43442092245053,"sku":"BVV.0857845454.G","price":19.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0857845454-0.jpg?v=1786312778","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/how-to-make-and-use-compost-the-practical-guide-for-home-schools-and-communities","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}