Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook
Note: This comprehensive, 526-page handbook is written specifically for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. It is published by the Oregon State University Extension Service. To order, go to their website http://extension.oregonstate.edu and click on gardening, then the publications catalog.

Backyard Composting
1992, HarmoniusTechnologies, Harmonius Press, Ojai, CA

Let it Rot
1990, Stu Campbell, Storey Publishing, Pownal, VT

The Rodale Book of Composting
1992, Rodale Press, Inc., Emmaus, PA

Free! Home Composting Made Easy
Yamhill County Solid Waste is offering county residents free copies of the booklet, Home Composting Made Easy, which retails for $2.95. It was co-authored by C. Forest McDowell and Tricia Clark-McDowell, directors of the Cortesia Sanctuary & Center for Natural Gardening & Healing in Eugene. The 31-page pamphlet includes simple step-by-step instructions, illustrations and answers to frequently asked questions on composting. It also contains information on reducing the amount of noncompostable household waste that ends up on the landfills. Email info@ycsw.org or call 503.434.7445 to receive a copy by mail.

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