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Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator: Edible Essays on City Farming
What do you do with Doggy-Doo? Can I put corks in my compost bin? Do worms have lungs? Why is my compost full of thousands of tiny white flies?
Vital questions such as these are the lot of a Compost Hotline Operator, as Spring Gillard knows only too well. That really is her job description, and she fields calls like this all day long. She also meets a cast of characters cur...more
Vital questions such as these are the lot of a Compost Hotline Operator, as Spring Gillard knows only too well. That really is her job description, and she fields calls like this all day long. She also meets a cast of characters cur...more
Paperback, 205 pages
Published
November 1st 2003
by New Society Publishers
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I really loved this book, and then it got a little too punny and cutesy for my taste and I started to lose interest. Still, I learned a lot about City Farmer, a Vancouver based urban agriculture project, thanks to reading this book. I'm going to have to visit City Farm the next time I got to Vancouver.
Also, there was great information on urban agriculture, composting and general gardening tips. I'd really recommend this for a West Coaster.
Also, there was great information on urban agriculture, composting and general gardening tips. I'd really recommend this for a West Coaster.
The author works for a non-profit organization in Canada. One of "City Farmers" motos is "If everyone changed their backyard, they'd change the world". The book is filled mainly with essays about common questions and issues she and her co-workers deal with. Filled with humor and lots of statistics to make you feel horrible as a human being.
The title was a bit misleading...yes, there were topics about composting, and the calls a "compost hotline operator" might get, but there were many issues more about worldwide concerns, sustainability, etc. Don't get me wrong, those are things I would read about as well...but that's not why I got this book.
A short book and quick read, this is a good pick for the gardener or gardener wann-a-be offering both practical tips and recipes to typical garden and compost questions and larger abstractions on the purpose and results of urban farming. I found it to be strikingly realistic and down to earth. If you are interested in urban farming, gardening, or more specific issues like how to compost properly, how to keep pests out of the garden, and how to preserve water, you'll find this book a handy guide....more
the title says it all!
A fun idea, but the book is repetitive and doesn't hold my attention as well as I'd like. I'll eventually finish reading it though. There's a lot of good information and some funny stories sprinkled throughout.
Great for budding gardeners and seasoned green-thumbs looking for charming anecdotes. Though not especially in depth, it does contain a great deal of information about organic urban farming.
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