Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Making and Using Compost

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Resources

Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture: An Online
Sustainable Agriculture Instructional Resource, Cen-
ter for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
(CASFS)

zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/instruction/esa/index.html

This online resource from the Center for

Agroecology and Sustainable Food    Systems 

includes a catalogue description and outline

for a comprehensive course on sustainable

agriculture, appropriate for the community

college, state college, or university level. The

outline and annotated resources address topics

in social and environmental sciences; plant, soil,

crop, and animal sciences; pest management;

natural resource management; the adoption

of sustainable agriculture; and the growth and

development of sustainable agriculture and the

organic food industry.

Klickit County, Washington Solid Waste

http://www.klickitatcounty.org/solidwaste

Resources   for calculating the C:N ratio   of  

compost piles.

National Organic Program

http://www.ams.usa.gov/nop

Provides regulations and standards for

meeting composting requirements for organic

certification.

Washington State University

css.wsu.edu/compost/

WSU’s compost research and education program

provides useful information on large- and small-

scale composting, use of composts, regulations,

and the issue of Clopyralid contamination.

Worm Digest

http://www.wormdigest.org

Information, networking, and resources on all

aspects of vermicomposting.

videO

Do  the Rot Thing:  The Simple  Art of  Home    Com-

posting. 1998. Alameda, CA: Alameda County

Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board

(20 minutes).

Covers all the basics of home-scale composting.