Composting

Composting is an easy way to reduce waste while improving soil quality naturally. By composting yard and food waste, you are sending less garbage to landfills and creating a natural fertilizer that adds nutrients to the soil and increases its water holding capacity. Adding compost improves soil fertility and stimulates healthy root development in plants - a great first step in creating a successful habitat project!

•  Backyard Composting - Maryland Cooperative Extension
•  Backyard Composting & Vermiculture - Earth 911
•  Composting - Maryland Department of the Environment
•  Compost Guide
•  How to Build a Worm Farm - Maryland Department of the Environment
•  Indoor Redworm Composting - Maryland Cooperative Extension
•  Kid Regenerators
•  Resources for School Ground Waste Reduction Programs
•  Vermi-composting with Vermi the Worm

Also See:
Native Landscaping
Recycling / Waste Reduction
How to Create a Habitat Project
Long Term Connections: Curriculum
Types of Habitat Projects


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