Compost at Home
30 - 40% of food ends up thrown in the trash, making food waste the single largest component in American landfills. On average, Americans generate one pound of food waste, per person, per day.
Turn your food WASTE into a RESOURCE by COMPOSTING it instead!
Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow. Composting occurs in nature as vegetation falls to the ground and slowly decays, providing nutrients and minerals needed by plants. Establishing a home composting system can speed up this natural process and provide valuable nutrients for your garden, while also saving money, energy, water, and natural resources.
Home Composting Brochure - Cornell Waste Management Institute
Lasagna Composting - Cornell Cooperative Extension
The layering technique that minimizes maintenance, deters pests, and speeds composting. In this 8:25 minute YouTube video, Adam Michaelides of the Tompkins County Compost Education Program demonstrates how to use the "lasagna layering" technique in your compost bin.
The layering technique that minimizes maintenance, deters pests, and speeds composting. In this 8:25 minute YouTube video, Adam Michaelides of the Tompkins County Compost Education Program demonstrates how to use the "lasagna layering" technique in your compost bin.
Is It Done Yet? - Cornell Cooperative Extension
Several simple tests you can do to test compost maturity.
Several simple tests you can do to test compost maturity.
Troubleshooting - Cornell Cooperative Extension
Describes symptoms, possible causes and solutions for the most common composting problems.
Describes symptoms, possible causes and solutions for the most common composting problems.