Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator: Edible Essays on City Farming - Couverture souple

Gillard, Spring

 
9780865714922: Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator: Edible Essays on City Farming
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0865714924 ISBN 13 : 9780865714922
Editeur : New Society Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

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 curiously crazed by the garden bug. Like Ellen who wears worm earrings and belts out the 'Compost Rap' to unsuspecting participants in her vermi-composting class. Or Laurel, worm bin mural artist, Wet Coast Wes the Scarecrow, Scissor-happy Sally, and Mike their fearless leader, prone to tai-chi fits...The Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator began in 1996 as a series of entries on the web site of City Farmer, Vancouver's non-profit urban agriculture group that has been thriving for 25 years. It is packed with barely credible real-life tales from the trenches of the urban horticulture avant-garde, dealing with all manner of gardening lore. It is also a mine of useful resources -- perfect reading for garden fanatics, gift-givers, ag-academics and environmentalists, and all who like to laugh while they learn.

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À propos de l?auteur

Spring Gillard abandoned a successful advertising career 12 years ago, and stumbled into City Farmer's garden in Vancouver. She never left. Her diary entries have been published widely, and - as editor of the Compost Hotline News - she does widespread research into urban agriculture worldwide. An avid storyteller, she believes in the power of humor to convey serious messages.

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Éditeur
New Society Publishers
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0865714924
ISBN 13 
9780865714922
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
204
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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