This is what really good compost looks like. It smears a bit and it smells GOOD! This is stuff that can save the world!

A simple story about compost and erosion.

The usual control for erosion–the silt fence. Everybody knows it doesn’t work!

This does work–it is COMPOST masquerading as a filter berm! When the job is done, you can spread it out on the ground–and you just did the world a favor.

Its easy to put this stuff into place!

A variety of specialized equipment is available.

Some Great Compost Links

• Runoff control using compost (EPA)
• Innovative Uses of Compost (EPA–series of papers)
• CORNELL Composting (a great compost web site!)
• Soil facts: Using municipal solid waste compost (good stuff from NCSU on soil properties, etc)
• U.S. Composting Council (the industry organization)
• Composting Toilets Emerge as Viable Alternatives