Compost

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

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

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

Composting Practices - Explains the process and benefits of composting.
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/hortcrop/h885w.htm

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

The Bird's Nest Bin - Compost method that costs nothing and is as natural as a bird's nest.
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/aw58/birdsnestbin.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Composting at Home - A guide to composting at home.
http://www.jeonet.com/city/compost.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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] <small>(August 31, 2002)</small>
http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2002/compost/index.html

Construction of Insulated Compost Containers - Instruction in the construction of insulated compost containers and the composting of kitchen and yard waste in cold climates.
http://www.luth.se/depts/lib/coldtech/ct93-2.html

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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