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How to Host a How to Host a CompostCompost
Jill FrankJill Frank
North Mississippi GK-8North Mississippi GK-8
March 2007March 2007
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What is a compost?What is a compost? A compost is how nature A compost is how nature
recycles things naturally.recycles things naturally.
When you see twigs or When you see twigs or leaves on the forest floor, leaves on the forest floor, composting is taking composting is taking place.place.
Living things will Living things will decompose and create decompose and create nutrient rich soil.nutrient rich soil.
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What does a compost do?What does a compost do?
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Why should we compost?Why should we compost? Every day each of us Every day each of us
throws at least 4 throws at least 4 pounds of garbage pounds of garbage away. away.
That equals 1,460 That equals 1,460 pounds a year!pounds a year!
All of our garbage goes All of our garbage goes into a big pit called a into a big pit called a landfill. landfill.
In the landfill, our In the landfill, our garbage does not garbage does not decompose.decompose.
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What items can be What items can be composted?composted?
Items that were Items that were once living can be once living can be put into a put into a compost pile to compost pile to break down.break down.
Kitchen and yard Kitchen and yard scraps work the scraps work the best.best.
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What does the compost What does the compost need to work effectively?need to work effectively?
1.1. SoilSoil2.2. ScrapsScraps
The 4 T’sThe 4 T’s
3.3. Temperature (soil must be hot)Temperature (soil must be hot)4.4. Turning (you must mix the soil regularly)Turning (you must mix the soil regularly)5.5. Tiny bugs (they eat the scraps)Tiny bugs (they eat the scraps)6.6. Thirst (for the tiny organisms to drink)Thirst (for the tiny organisms to drink)
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Sow BugSow Bug
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MoldMold
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EarthwormEarthworm
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SpringtailSpringtail
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Hister Beetle and MitesHister Beetle and Mites
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MillipedeMillipede
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Pill Bug and SnailPill Bug and Snail
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What does a compost What does a compost make?make?
NUTRIENT RICH SOIL
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What 6 things does a What 6 things does a compost need?compost need?
1.1. SoilSoil2.2. ScrapsScraps
The 4 T’sThe 4 T’s
3.3. Temperature (soil must be hot)Temperature (soil must be hot)4.4. Turning (you must mix the soil Turning (you must mix the soil
regularly)regularly)5.5. Tiny bugs (they eat the scraps)Tiny bugs (they eat the scraps)6.6. Thirst (for the tiny organisms to drink)Thirst (for the tiny organisms to drink)
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ReferencesReferences California Against Waste. 2007. Compost. Accessed 21 March California Against Waste. 2007. Compost. Accessed 21 March
2007. http://www.cawrecycles.org/node/491?2007. http://www.cawrecycles.org/node/491?PHPSESSID=9b0d598589b6c471ddcPHPSESSID=9b0d598589b6c471ddc
Department of Agriculture. Composting with Willie the worm. Department of Agriculture. Composting with Willie the worm. Accessed 21 March 2007. Accessed 21 March 2007. http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/citykidz/Compost2/index.htmlhttp://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/citykidz/Compost2/index.html
How Stuff Works. 1998-2005. How a Landfill Works. Accessed How Stuff Works. 1998-2005. How a Landfill Works. Accessed 2005 October 19. http://people.howstuffworks.com/landfill.htm2005 October 19. http://people.howstuffworks.com/landfill.htm
How Stuff Works. 1998-2005. How a Compost Works. Accessed How Stuff Works. 1998-2005. How a Compost Works. Accessed 2005 October 19. 2005 October 19. http://home.howstuffworks.com/composting.htmhttp://home.howstuffworks.com/composting.htm
I EARN. Environmental protection. Accessed 21 March 2007. I EARN. Environmental protection. Accessed 21 March 2007. http://www.iearn.hu/Apponyi/index.htm/http://www.iearn.hu/Apponyi/index.htm/
Lavies, B. 1993. Compost Critters. New York, NY: Dutton Lavies, B. 1993. Compost Critters. New York, NY: Dutton Children’s Books.Children’s Books.
Pomona College Organic Farm. 2006. Education. Pomona College Organic Farm. 2006. Education. http://organicfarm.pomona.edu/http://organicfarm.pomona.edu/
Turn and Screen. Compost windrow cover. Accessed 21 March Turn and Screen. Compost windrow cover. Accessed 21 March 2007. http://www.turnandscreen.com/Composting.html2007. http://www.turnandscreen.com/Composting.html
Wikipedia. 2007. Compost. Accessed 21 March 2007. Wikipedia. 2007. Compost. Accessed 21 March 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost
