Compost: A Family Guide to Making Soil from Scraps

Author:   Ben Raskin
Publisher:   Shambhala Publications Inc
ISBN:  

9781611801279


Pages:   62
Publication Date:   11 March 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Set your family on the path to a planet-friendly lifestyle with this fun guide to compost--what it is, how to make it, how to maintain it.  Includes games, stickers, and more! Teach your kids that composting is fun with this funky guide that takes you from the nitty-gritty of compost composition and care to Worms and Ladders, a fresh take on a traditional board game. Find out the rules for setting up your very own Worm Lovers' Society, learn all about the garden-to-plate cycle together, and get your family's feet firmly set on the road to a planet-friendly lifestyle. Includes information on both kitchen and garden composting.

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Author:   Ben Raskin
Publisher:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint:   Roost Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 18.80cm
Weight:   0.357kg
ISBN:  

9781611801279


ISBN 10:   1611801273
Pages:   62
Publication Date:   11 March 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Ben Raskin shows us how to take the stuff other people throw away and turn it into something quite miraculous - compost. Follow Ben's advice and you'll find out all about our compost friends, and learn how you, too, can make the world grow green. --Alys Fowler, author of Garden Anywhere <br> <br> In this fascinating and compelling book, Ben Raskin conveys the truly magical and healing powers of composting to a new generation who are about to inherit our precious Earth. --Patrick Holden, CBE, Sustainable Food Trust<br> <br> Unplug your kids with this super book that will get them outside, hands in the soil, having fun and learning. Ben Raskin leads the way with enough gee-whiz facts, sound science, and creative ideas to inspire kids of any age that healthy soil = healthy planet = healthy life. --Ethne Clarke, editor-in-chief, Organic Gardening <br> <br> This book will really engage families to get their hands dirty and make compost together. With plenty of easy-to-follow advice, it will<br> help you make your garden a healthier and more biodiverse place. --Christina Harrison, editor, Kew magazine, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew


Ben Raskin shows us how to take the stuff other people throw away and turn it into something quite miraculous - compost. Follow Ben's advice and you'll find out all about our compost friends, and learn how you, too, can make the world grow green. --Alys Fowler, author of Garden Anywhere In this fascinating and compelling book, Ben Raskin conveys the truly magical and healing powers of composting to a new generation who are about to inherit our precious Earth. --Patrick Holden, CBE, Sustainable Food Trust Unplug your kids with this super book that will get them outside, hands in the soil, having fun and learning. Ben Raskin leads the way with enough gee-whiz facts, sound science, and creative ideas to inspire kids of any age that healthy soil = healthy planet = healthy life. --Ethne Clarke, editor-in-chief, Organic Gardening This book will really engage families to get their hands dirty and make compost together. With plenty of easy-to-follow advice, it will help you make your garden a healthier and more biodiverse place. --Christina Harrison, editor, Kew magazine, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew


Raskin's delightful new book will change the way your family looks at kitchen crud. . . . A captivating guide that will generate family fun out of kitchen garbage. --Publishers Weekly Ben Raskin shows us how to take the stuff other people throw away and turn it into something quite miraculous - compost. Follow Ben's advice and you'll find out all about our compost friends, and learn how you, too, can make the world grow green. --Alys Fowler, author of Garden Anywhere In this fascinating and compelling book, Ben Raskin conveys the truly magical and healing powers of composting to a new generation who are about to inherit our precious Earth. --Patrick Holden, CBE, Sustainable Food Trust Unplug your kids with this super book that will get them outside, hands in the soil, having fun and learning. Ben Raskin leads the way with enough gee-whiz facts, sound science, and creative ideas to inspire kids of any age that healthy soil = healthy planet = healthy life. --Ethne Clarke, editor-in-chief, Organic Gardening This book will really engage families to get their hands dirty and make compost together. With plenty of easy-to-follow advice, it will help you make your garden a healthier and more biodiverse place. --Christina Harrison, editor, Kew magazine, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew


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BEN RASKIN is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and a father to two. He runs courses and training on organic growing and launched the Soil Association's flagship Organic Apprenticeship Scheme in 2007. Ben developed an interest in gardening while working on an organic vineyard in northern Italy and has worked in horticulture for eighteen years.

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