{"product_id":"secret-life-of-compost-9780911311525","title":"Secret Life of Compost","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe don't need to poison the earth in order to grow better food, and what is harmful to the environment when improperly disposed of often can be turned back to the soil in a beneficial way through composting - if you know how. \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Compost\u003c\/em\u003e tells you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Malcom Beck was a lifelong organic farmer, and the founder of Garden-Ville, one of the largest commercial composting operations in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeck shares his insight into the processes of decay that can transform everything from lawn trimmings to sewer sludge into life-giving earth. Coupled with Beck's insight into nature and practical advice are remarks from Charles Walters, author and founder of Acres U.S.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 1997, softcover, 170 pages. 44 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Compost: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malcolm Beck's intuitive knowledge and lifelong research on the subject of compost and composting gives us a holistic presentation of the process in \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Compost\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dromgoole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, organic gardening authority, radio host\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this nation where we take for granted our extractive, technologically luxurious lifestyle, Malcolm Beck's knowledge and wise words give each of us the understanding and direction to initiate the regeneration of the most precious life form known - soil. For our flower box, yard, farm or vast rangelands, we must be sculptors of the process. He clearly tells us how and why.\" - \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Q. Behrens, Ph.D., Dick Richardson, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, University of Texas, Austin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malcolm Beck is driven by a desire to make his portion of the world a better place by recycling man's waste products as compost to the soil to maintain and improve our nation's greatest natural resource - the soil. By reading \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Compost\u003c\/em\u003e, you too can understand and join this great crusade.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eEsper K. Chandler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, agronomist, soil scientist, Texas Plant \u0026amp; Soil Lab, Inc., author of\u003c\/em\u003e Ask The Plant\u003c\/p\u003eMore about Malcolm Beck\u003cp\u003eMALCOLM BECK was a lifelong organic farmer and the founder of Gar-den-Ville, a composting\/recycling business and retail horticultural supply house. He spoke widely throughout the country, but was particularly well known in south-central Texas. His Garden-Ville operation has grown from a composting pile on his family farm to a multi-million-yard operation in a few years. His compost, fertilizers, bedding mixes, and soils supply leading landscapers throughout Texas. He authored and co-authored many books on organic gardening.\u003c\/p\u003eOther Books by Malcolm Beck\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLessons in Nature\u003c\/em\u003e - A collection of essays includes practical and inspirational philosophy and techniques on soil building, planting and growing, pest control and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acres U.S.A., Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.06w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780911311525\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acres U.S.A., Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43150631960691,"sku":"9.78091E+12","price":34.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c0ed5a08-a545-4cdd-9fc4-1a409e183987.jpg?v=1750768284","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/secret-life-of-compost-9780911311525","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}