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APPENDIX # VII COMPOST BASICS Karl Hammer, Moody Hill Farms, Amenia,
NY David Stern, Rose Valley Farm, Rose, NY What is Compost? Soil is
composed of inactive minerals, classified by particle size as gravel, sand, silt, and
clay; and ...
APPENDIX # VII COMPOST BASICS Karl Hammer, Moody Hill Farms, Amenia,
NY David Stern, Rose Valley Farm, Rose, NY What is Compost? Soil is
composed of inactive minerals, classified by particle size as gravel, sand, silt, and
clay; and ...
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COMPOST BASICS temperature rise immediately. Moisture in the pile should be
40-60% — moist, as a damp sponge, and yield no water when squeezed. Again,
too much moisture will decrease activity and slow the process. Compost should ...
COMPOST BASICS temperature rise immediately. Moisture in the pile should be
40-60% — moist, as a damp sponge, and yield no water when squeezed. Again,
too much moisture will decrease activity and slow the process. Compost should ...
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5 COMPOST BASICS (B.O.D.) and/or other pollutants. Other siting considerations
would be odors that might effect neighbors and accessibility to the composting
area in relation to the highway or in bad weather. Farmers should also be aware
...
5 COMPOST BASICS (B.O.D.) and/or other pollutants. Other siting considerations
would be odors that might effect neighbors and accessibility to the composting
area in relation to the highway or in bad weather. Farmers should also be aware
...
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| Title | Organic Farm and Handling/processing Certification Standards and Administrative Procedures: Appendices V-X Volume 2 of Organic Farm and Handling/processing Certification Standards and Administrative Procedures: 1999, Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. Organic Farm Certification Program |
| Author | Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. Organic Farm Certification Program |
| Publisher | Northeast Organic Farming Assoc. of New York, Incorporated, Organic Certification Program, 1999 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2009 |
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