Resurrection in a Bucket : Rich & Fertile Story of Compost

Author(s): Margaret Simons

Gardens

One woman's slightly obsessed search for the history and meaning of compost.

Say the word 'compost' at any social gathering and chances are you'll get a lively discussion. There might be a couple of faintly apologetic people who can't compost due to domestic circumstances, or a few who feign compliance out of political correctness, but there are always the true believers who compost with a passion. For them, composting gives a practical connection to the earth, it transforms the worthless into the useful, it is a spiritual phenomenon concerned with life and death ... it is 'resurrection in a bucket'.
This book is not so much a 'how to' as a social history of compost. Interspersed with interviews from obsessed composters who offer their secrets to success, it's a humourous and entertaining read with a serious undertone - after all, the history of The Heap is the history of modern humanity, as you've never seen it before, through its waste.


Product Information

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General Fields

  • : 9781865085883
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : 0.244
  • : April 2004
  • : 207mm X 147mm X 17mm
  • : Australia
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Margaret Simons
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 635.91875
  • : 208