{"id":1516,"date":"2011-11-18T11:43:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T16:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1516"},"modified":"2024-04-16T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:16:25","slug":"composting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/composting\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Home Composting\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1143e\/\">Home Composting<\/a>, Bulletin #1143<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How Compost Happens\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1159e\/\">How Compost Happens<\/a>, Bulletin #1159<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Home Composting Basics\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/wZxp5YuSmLI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Home Composting Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Home Compost: A Compost Recipe\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Wb3msj5b4Do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Home Compost: A Compost Recipe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Worm Composting\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/jJ3QIZMta98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worm Composting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/compost-supplier-list\/\">Commercial Compost Suppliers in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/compost.css.cornell.edu\/chemistry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compost Chemistry<\/a>, Cornell University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/compost.css.cornell.edu\/physics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compost Physics<\/a>, Cornell University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/hg\/composting-with-redworms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Composting with Redworms<\/a>, Washington State University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecommons.cornell.edu\/handle\/1813\/44736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream: A Guide to Small Scale Food and Yard Waste Composting (PDF)<\/a>, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/compost.css.cornell.edu\/invertebrates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invertebrates of the Compost Pile<\/a>, Cornell University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/composting\/keeping-worms-happy\/\">Keeping Worms Happy<\/a>: information about worm bins for younger audiences, by Trisha Smith<\/li>\n<li>Maine Department of Environmental Protection <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/sustainability\/compost\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Composting Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/10\/10-Steps-to-Starting-a-School-Composting-Operation.2.2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Steps to Starting a School Composting Operation (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/our-community\/publications\/fact-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOFGA fact sheets<\/a> &#8212; 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