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M a k i n g E ve r y t h i n g E a s i e r !

C o m p o s t i n g

Learn to:

• Turn household food waste, yard

clippings, and more into nutrient-

rich compost

• Build and maintain your own

compost bin

• Use worms to aid in composting,

both indoors and out

• Give your vegetable and flower

gardens a boost of energy

Cathy Cromell

Certified Master Gardener, Master

Composter, and Master Entomologist

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Composting

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by Cathy Cromell and the Editors of The

National Gardening Association

Composting For Dummies ®

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About the Author

Cathy Cromell is the Southwest regional reporter for the National

Gardening Association (NGA). She completed the Master Composter

and Master Gardener certification programs at the University of

Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Urban

Horticulture Department in Phoenix, where she also absorbed

abundant hands-on experience hoisting tons of organic matter

while overseeing the composting area of the Master Gardener

Demonstration Garden.

As editor of Arizona Master Gardener Press at the Cooperative

Extension, Cathy produced gardening books that received numer-

ous awards. She was also a writer for Better Homes and Gardens

New Garden Book and a contributing writer for Gardening in the

Southwest (Sunset Books).

As garden editor-at-large for Phoenix Home & Garden magazine, Cathy

enjoys helping readers — especially newcomers to the desert —

uncover the mysteries of arid land growing conditions in her

monthly article, Desert Gardening 101. She also scouts earth-friendly

landscapes around the Southwest to feature in the magazine’s Garden

Talks profile. “I’ve never encountered a gardener who wasn’t delighted

to share their plant passions and gardening knowledge. Their generos-

ity and enthusiasm inspire me to tell their stories.”

The National Gardening Association (NGA) is committed to sus-

taining and renewing the fundamental links between people, plants,

and the earth. Founded in 1972 as “Gardens for All” to spearhead the

community garden movement, today’s NGA promotes environmental

responsibility, advances multidisciplinary learning and scientific

literacy, and creates partnerships that restore and enhance

communities.

NGA is best known for its garden-based curricula, educational materi-

als, international initiatives, and several youth garden grant pro-

grams. Together, these reach more than 300,000 children nationwide

each year. NGA’s Web sites, one for home gardeners and another for

those who garden with kids, build community and offer a wealth of

custom content.

To find out more about the National Gardening Association, write

to 1100 Dorset St., South Burlington, VT 05403, or visit its Web sites

at www.garden.org or www.kidsgardening.org .

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