ICAW Resources for Soil Feeders
SOURCING COMPOST
Compost is being produced across the world, across various scales. Find compost near you using the resources below.
USA
- Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) Program
- NRCS Code 336 Resource Hub - US Composting Council
- NRCS Conservation Practice Standard for Soil Carbon Amendment (Code 336)
- Receive funding and technical assistance for the procurement and application of compost to farm, ranch, and orchardland.
UK
- List of certified compost producers
- Map of UK compost sites
Canada
- Alberta_Compost_Facility_Operator_Study-Guide.pdf
- The_6Cs_for_Gardeners.pdf
- The_6Cs_for_Agriculture.pdf
- The_6Cs_Booklet_SoilHealth.pdf
- Les 6 C du jardinier.pdf
- Le_6Cs_pour_l_agriculture.pdf
- Le livret des 6C pour la santé des sols.pdf
- LE_COMPOSTAGE_DANS_VOTRE_COUR_ARRIERE_FRENCH.pdf
- Backyard Composting Handbook English.pdf
- Technical_Document_MSW_Organics_Processing.pdf
- ECCC Document technique sur la gestion des matieres organiques municipales.pdf
- The_Biology_of_Soil Health.pdf
- Plant_Grow_Share a Row_Veggie Gardening Guide_FRENCH.pdf
- Plant_Grow_Share a Row_Veggie Gardening Guide_English.pdf
- ICAW Resources for Soil Feeders (002).docx
- FINAL WINDROW COMPOSTING MANUAL UPDATED 2016.pdf
MAKING COMPOST
Compost can be made at all scales, within various spatial restrictions. Learn how to compost in your home, garden, school, or workplace, with the resources below.
- Home and School
- College & University - Campus Composting Guide
- Workplace - Workplace Composting Guide
- UK Composting Industry Code of Practice
- Guide to home composting | UK
- Backyard Compost Handbook (CCC)
In The Garden
- Grow Your Veggie Garden Guide (CCC)
Compost Facility Management Guides
- Compost Facility Operator Study Guide (Alberta Canada)
- Best Practices for Operating Am Aerated Windrow Composting Facility (CCC, Manitoba, Canada)
- Technical Document on Municipal Solid Waste Organics Processing (Environment Canada)
- Document technique sur la gestion des matières organiques municipals (Environnement Canada)
USING COMPOST
Compost use is not one-size-fits-all. View the resources below to learn best practices for using and applying compost to remediate soils and support plant growth.
- Compost Use Resources
- Plant Growth Benefits of Compost
- Methods to use compost
- Guidelines for Use and Application of Compost (GUAC)
- Compcisions involve many factors, and are not one size fits all. GUAC helps you make the best decision for various applications of compost, including for lawns, trees and shrubs, and flowers and vegetables.
- Good practice guide to using compost and digestate in agriculture (UK)
- The 6Cs for Healthy Soil (CCC) Tackling Climate Change with your
- Lawn & Garden
- Landscaping
- Agriculture
- French version to the above (CCC)
- Soils at Work: The Biology of Soil Health (CCC)