Community-scale composting systems: a comprehensive practical guide for closing the food system loop and solving our waste crisis
Description
- Community-scale models
- Estimating organics from individual generators and whole communities
- Food scrap collection
- Compost system sizing
- Aerated static pile (ASP) systems design
- In-vessel systems selection
- Integrating animals with composting
- Compatibility with compost heat recovery, vermicomposting, and other specialized methodologies
- Composting best management practices
- Nuisance management
- Mitigating persistent herbicides
- End uses, marketing, and sales“This book provides a good and detailed consideration of the broad range of possible approaches and challenges to community aspirations to feed the soil while mitigating wastefulness. If you are thinking of rescuing wasted food in your community, you would be well advised to start by reading this book.”—Karl Hammer, founder and president, Vermont Compost Company
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9781603586559
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Library Journal Review
Composting consultant/educator McSweeney modifies portions of an earlier coauthored work, Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting, to offer a thorough reference guide covering composting for various schools, neighborhoods, and towns. Chapter topics include composting methods, processes, and recipes; site assessment, infrastructure requirements, and management; types of composting systems; end uses and markets; and integrating animals and food scraps, a main area of focus in this book that sets it apart from others similarly dealing with issues of yard waste or manure. McSweeney further provides case studies of national composting programs in action, such as the New York City Compost Project, hosted by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at Red Hook Community Farm. VERDICT While intended as a technical manual for farmers and other large-scale community composters, this book will also be useful to everyday gardeners, city planners, urban designers, and activists, especially the sections addressing smaller-scale systems.-Venessa Hughes, Denver © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Library Journal Reviews
Composting consultant/educator McSweeney modifies portions of an earlier coauthored work, Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting, to offer a thorough reference guide covering composting for various schools, neighborhoods, and towns. Chapter topics include composting methods, processes, and recipes; site assessment, infrastructure requirements, and management; types of composting systems; end uses and markets; and integrating animals and food scraps, a main area of focus in this book that sets it apart from others similarly dealing with issues of yard waste or manure. McSweeney further provides case studies of national composting programs in action, such as the New York City Compost Project, hosted by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at Red Hook Community Farm. VERDICT While intended as a technical manual for farmers and other large-scale community composters, this book will also be useful to everyday gardeners, city planners, urban designers, and activists, especially the sections addressing smaller-scale systems.—Venessa Hughes, Denver
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