Shows how to recycle waste materials to create compost, discusses the uses of compost and equipment used, and includes instructions for building compost containers.

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"Make your garden flourish with rich soil you produce yourself! Written in clear and simple terms, understand everything you need to know about compost, how it works, and how you can make it and use it! Whether you have a large backyard, a small garden space, or only a balcony, composting can be customized to fit you and your lifestyle. With detailed chapters on the benefits of composting, getting started, making compost, various methods and techniques,,...

A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich, earth-friendly food called compost.

Discusses how compost works, and identifies what elements to add to compost to keep it healthy and safe from small animals.

Photographs and text helps young readers understand the importance of compost for their garden.