Publications & Links

PUBLICATIONS

Composting Manure

• Composting Horse Manure

• Backyard Composting

• Humus, Sweet Humus

• Adjusting C:N Ratios in Horse Manure Compost

Uses for Manure, Compost, and Mulch

• How to Use Compost

• Using Manure in the Garden

• Get the Most from Vegetable Garden Mulches

• Rodale’s Mulch Materials Research Report

• Mulch to Reduce Evaporation in Gardens

• Mulch Guide

• 5 Things You Should Know About Wood Chips

• Sheet Mulching - Quick, Easy, Non-Toxic Weed Control

• Coffee Grounds in the Garden

• Coffee Grounds For Gardening – 8 Different Uses

Manure Management & Uses at Livestock Facilities

• Horse Manure Management

• Adjusting C:N Ratios in Horse Manure Compost

• Storing Manure on Small Horse and Livestock Farms

• Manure Storage for Horse Facilities

• Aerated Composting Systems

• Land Application of Horse Manure 

LINKS

General Composting Links

• Composting in Santa Cruz County

• Washington State University Composting Site

General Gardening/Landscaping

• Monterey Bay Friendly Landscaping

• Master Gardeners of California

• UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems