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Small Acreage Management - Composting Resources

Compost Row

Composting is a wonderful strategy to create free and nutrient-rich soil usable in your garden and houseplants. Manure and bedding, household food waste, grass clippings, and leaves are perfect additions to a compost pile.

  • ATTRA Soils and Compost info
  • Backyard Composting, Simple, Small-Scale Methods, University of Wyoming
  • Backyard Composting, Vermicomposting (worm composting), Composting bins and supplies
  • Composting Horse Manure in Dynamic Windrows
  • NRCS Composting Tipsheet


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