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SLIR, S.L. (España) es una ingeniería especializada en la eliminación total por reciclaje de estiércoles líquidos, purines, y otros residuos del sector primario. Se vende un fertilizante orgánico, procedente del reciclaje de residuos ganaderos y forestales.
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Esta hoja es una parte del libro "Los abonos agroecológicos," un manual para hacer compostas orgánicas. Presenta conceptos relacionados con los abonos orgánicos incluyendo las compostas, los abonos verdes, y sus beneficios en un texto dirigido a los campesinos en la región de Chiapas, México.
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Se evalua cuatro tratamientos de abonos orgánicos en varios dosis (bovino, caprino, gallinaza y composta) y un testigo con fertilizante inorgánico. Publicado en Terra, Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo, A.C. vol. 19 no. 4 2001 (formato PDF).
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A guide to organic agriculture in Hawaii, including an article on composting in the tropics, links to organic Hawaiian farms and other ecological Hawaiian issues.
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Available for free downloading in pdf format, this 6 page guide was written for people with limited space who wish to compost kitchen waste. Links to documents on other waste recycling topics are also available.
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Presentación de información tipo extensión-educativa con ilustraciones sobre compostaje al nivel de hogar: residuos domésticos, el Suelo
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This Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas resource page contains web links on general soil biology, mycorrhizae, arthropods, soil bacteria, soil quality measures, earthworms, cover cropping, and other topics, as well as links to ATTRA publications on soil management.
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This extension guide from New Mexico State University (USA) contains background information on compost, and instructions including diagrams for building compost piles. (PDF)
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This introductory guide for people interested in composting was published by the City of Austin, Texas (USA). Included are reasons to compost, instructions, and links to further information.
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This ATTRA site offers extensive information on biodynamic farming & compost preparation.
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vende varios productos para el compostaje, adecuados en el huerto casero.
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This site contains a chapter in an online publication called Wasted Agriculture: The use of Compost in Urban Agriculture. It focuses on the use of compost and manure in urban systems.
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This California Integrated Waste Management Board site contains a list of over 50 on-line publications on composting. Each entry is annotated and can be ordered on-line or downloaded.
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This North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (USA) publication in pdf format describes how community officials can develop and implement backyard composting programs.
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Boletín traducido del "The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook". Incluye instrucciones e información sobre la preparación de compost (1) en montones en el huerto o jardín y (2) en cubos con lombrices en la casa o patio con desechos de la cocina. PDF formato.
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Quick Bibliography Series no. QB 97-01 with 275 Citations in English from the AGRICOLA Database June 1997
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This brief article provides information on what compost is, what it does, and how it can be used.
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An in depth and illustrated look at composting: the process, challanges, and considerations.
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The Composting Supply Store (Solana Recyclers) sells vermicomposting and composting supplies, including redworms, worm and compost bins and relevant instructional books.
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This straight forward "Science You Can Use" article describes an overview of compost as well as provides information on how to make a compost and the nutrient composition of compostable materials.
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Several mulches and soil augments, a soil improvement guide, as well as locations of deals.
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ofrece servicios de consultoría sobre el establecimiento y administración de plantas comerciales de compostaje.
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A list of compost vendors in California by county.
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The Cornell Composting site contains a wide variety on information on composting, including maps, a database, case studies, resources, contacts, and more. It is maintained by the Cornell Waste Management Institute (New York, USA).
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Custom Composts is an Australian organization that provides a variety of products and services related to compost, as well as a list of links, a subscription based email newsletter, and more.
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Investigación científica con seis sustratos (paja, estiércol bovino, residuos de mercado y combinaciones) para identificar el mejor sustrato en la producción de vermicompuesto y de biomasa de lombrices. Artículo publicado en Terra, Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo, A.C. vol. 20 no. 3 2002 (formato PDF).
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This composting slide set was developed by an extension team from Texas A & M University (USA). The set includes 33 annotated slides on why composting might be a good choice for homeowners, and how to get started.
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This Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Center (Canada) site answers questions on earthworms, and contains links to research publications, reports, newsletters, and other relevant materials.
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This ATTRA (USA) resource page contains a list of recommended reading, composting associations, web resources, software, magazines, newsletters, journals, discussion lists, and bibliographies of current research on farm-scale composting.
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El objetivo de este foro electrónico es fomentar la ayuda mutua entre lombricultores, ayudar a quienes estén comenzando, e intercambiar experiencias entre personas de diferentes lugares.
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Accelerated Compost sells a range of manual and automatic continuous in-vessel composting machines. The Rocket, this company's main product, provides a small to medium, in vessel composting system, for producing high quality compost in a short time.
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Kansas State University Extension guide provides information on how to properly compost in Kansas. (pdf only).
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This reprint of an article on earthworms and composting from a 1947 edition of Organic Gardening has been re-posted in the on-line Soil and Health Library.
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Hendrikus Organics offer organic fertilizers, soils, soil amendments, compost teas and tea brewers that help create healthy soils.
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This University of Illinois Extension database contains brief definitions and/or information on topics including compost, mulch, pH levels, soil minerals and elements, manure, green manure crops, and more.
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Some of the most common uses of compost
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This 1994 edition of the Rodale Institutes International Ag-Sieve contains five brief articles, an editorial, and an information page on vermicomposting.
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This North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (USA) publication in pdf format provides an overview of designing and operating a composting system to process municipal organic materials.
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Disponible en français et anglais, ce site fournit des articles et d'autres ressources de l'information au sujet de compost, et l'industrie de compostage au Canada.
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Aquí encontrará detallodamente los pasos para llevar a cabo y manejar el compostaje en el patio de la casa. Sitio de Recursos Naturales de la Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente - Chile (CONAMA.CL).
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Un breve manual en línea con las siguientes secciones: Historia, Conceptos generales, Recomendaciones (como hacerla/cultura de lombrices), Donde comprar
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This ATTRA publication discusses raw manure problems and solutions and alternatives to raw manures.
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Waste Mechanics Limited, a UK-based company providing mechanical solutions to waste handling and processing, sells machinery for commercial waste processing.
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Good composting tips for any tropical composting projects, whether you're composting in Hawaii or composting in tropical environments elsewhere.
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Part of a US based public service site designed to provide information to communities interested in protecting their environment, this resource page focuses on organics. It contains links to information on composting, grasscycling, and vermiculture.
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This site provides information about soil properties in sustainable agriculture, and specifically detailed information on nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Insights on how to fertilize organically.
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Organics Outlook provides information and links to resources on compost, mulch, and grasscycling. It is run by the California (USA) Integrated Waste Management Board.
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Planet Natural sells a variety of composting bins, composters, and composting supplies
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Información proporcionada por la Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente - Chile (CONAMA.CL)
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Una empresa española que vende una enmienda orgánica húmica sólida procedente de compostaje de estiércoles. También se ofrece un inoculante sólido que contiene propágulos de hongos micorrizógenos.
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Recycle Works Limited sells composting bins, worm composting, shredders and books about composting. Recycle Works is a UK Company dedicated to the supply, design, manufacture and development of domestic composting equipment.
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University of Massachusetts extension materials regarding soil and nutrient management such as soil basics (physical and chemical properties, organic matter, etc.), composting, and others.
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ACRES USA describes different methods of fertilization and how to achieve optimal soil fertility for your specific soil type.
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This is the products page from the Worldwide Portal to
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Solvita has Woods End Research products, a laboratory specializing in testing the quality & characterization of organic waste, compost and soils. Products include a compost maturity test kit as well as compost test supplies.
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This Washington State University (USA) Web site on composting contains basic information, instructions for making and using compost, safety information and a brief article on composting coffee grounds.
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Located in England, this organization researches and promotes best practices and uses of compost. The site contains events, news, information, a membership program and more.
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Available in French and English, this homepage provides articles and other information resources on composting, and the composting industry in Canada.
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This New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research page contains links to information on the function and biology of earthworms, and the effects of soil management practices on them.
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This website is an online book that discusses composting human manure for fertilizer. It includes information on composting toilets, worms, disease, and grey water systems.
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TIM Environment Products is a Danish company that sells equipment to deal with organic waste removal. They manufacture and sell shredders, bucket turners, screens as well as a thermal-mechanical composting unit.
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Totally Gardens sells batch composters, bin composters, pyramid composters, pails and composting accessories. Their feature products include a tumbling compost mixer, earthworm eggs, a compost mixer, compost aerator, a kitchen compost crock and compost starter.
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Transform Compost Systems Ltd., a Canadian company, sells commercial turners, mixers and screeners and other products that deal with large volumes of compost.
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An overview of banana growing in Texas including photographs
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The US Composting Council is a non profit organization involved in research and education on composting. Its homepage contains news, publications, information about membership, a links page and more.
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This North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (USA) page contains a variety of information resources on vermicomposting.
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Based in Washington, USA WORC is an organization supporting and promoting organics recycling. Available on this site is news, events, and information on organics recycling and its importance for soil and water.
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This is the Florida Backyard Composting Tutorial and Information Website. Sarasota County government developed this website to assist Florida residents in their efforts to compost organic materials generated in their homes and yards.
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Woods End Research Laboratory is an organization based in Maine, USA. Woods End conducts research and educational programs, provides compost testing, bioremediation design, and waste material analysis, and sells composting materials and kits.
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Developed by Texas A & M University Extension this site contains getting started information for worm composting or vermiculture.
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This information resource page on earthworms contains subscription information for the Worm Digest newsletter, links, and the cyberworm's worldwide worm tour (this on-line tour takes you to other earthworm and vermicomposting sites).
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Worm Firm, a Nova Scotian company sells composting and vermicomposting supplies, including starter kits, complete composting kits, worms, limestone, worm castings, shredded bedding as well as lime and soil packets
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This ATTRA site contains vermicomposting information and more specific information on its process and equipment, economics, compost cover suppliers, consultants and equipment, worm associations, as well as various other sources for further information.
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This extensive and searchable compost resource page contains information, links, a course, a newsletter, a message board, and tips on where to buy materials.
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