This is Episode 75 with John Craig the master composter who runs grassroots nonprofit, We Compost, located inside the Farm and Food Lab in the Great Park at Irvine, California.
John tells us how to get started in composting, some basic methods to try, and some of the experiments they are doing with worms and composting at the Farm and Food Lab.
Then he shares the components of good composting and about his composting symbol that he has created for people to use while promoting and normalizing composting and compostable products.
Later, we discuss the basics of how to deal with specific composting issues and two book recommendations for vermicomposting and understanding the soil food web.
Finally, John shares how to find the right local worms that will thrive in your soil, wherever you are located.
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