Composting

Selected Readings and Content

UMaine Extension Bulletins

• Home Composting, Bulletin #1143
• How Compost Happens, Bulletin #1159

UMaine Extension Videos

• Home Composting Basics
• How to Home Compost: A Compost Recipe
• Worm Composting
• MOFGA fact sheets — Look for
  • Composting in the Backyard or on a Small Farm

Additional Resources

• Commercial Compost Suppliers in Maine
• Compost Chemistry, Cornell University
• Compost Physics, Cornell University
• Composting with Redworms, Washington State University
• Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream: A Guide to Small Scale Food and Yard Waste Composting (PDF), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Invertebrates of the Compost Pile, Cornell University
• Keeping Worms Happy: information about worm bins for younger audiences, by Trisha Smith
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection Composting Page
• 10 Steps to Starting a School Composting Operation (PDF)