In this series:

Part 1: Dublin waste problem

Part 2: Crampton Buildings community composting story

Part 3: What next for the Crampton buildings scheme

Part 4: Frequently asked questions about vermicomposting

Part 5: Frequently asked questions about community composting

Part 6: Other community composting resources

IPCC Community composting & wildlife Gardening Resources

IPCC Index IPCC Home

Other community Composting and Worm Composting Resources on the Web and in print

On the Web

www.wormwoman.com - fantastic site with loads of practical advice from the
woman whose mantra is "worms eat my garbage" - worm woman Mary Appelhof

www.wormdigest.org - magazine devoted to worm composting

www.gnv.ftd.net/~windle/reference/april97 - paper from the journal BioCyle
comparing the benefits of vermicomposting with composting

www.cityfarmer.org/ - Article on worm composting with questions and
answers. The City Farmer website contains lots of information about city
gardening and composting in general.

www.dnr.state.mo.us/deq/swmp/worm1 - Missouri Department of Natural Resources
site on worm composting which includes a step by step guide with detailed
instructions for making your own worm bin.

www.irishearthworm.com - website of the Irish Earthworm Company, based in
Bandon, Co. Cork who supply worm bins and worms to order.

Growing Wiser Wildlife Gardening Leaflets by the IPCC

• Community composting
• Gardening without peat
• Suppliers of Peat Free Composts Around the World
• How to make a worm bin
• How to make leaf mould and garden compost
• Gardening for wildlife
• The world of the water garden
• Making a bog garden

You might also try a search for vermicompost/ peat free compost/ worm compost etc as new sites are always appearing on the web.

Publications

IPCC Guide to Community Composting, 1997. Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Dublin. 25pp.
Link to order form.

A Practical Recycling Handbook, The Kindred Association, 1994. Thomas Telford Publishing, London. 169pp.

Community Recycling - How to Set Up A Recycling Project, Waste Watch, 1995. Weald's Press, Hastings. 55pp.

Greenhouses, Sue Strickland 1993. Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry. 62pp.

How to make your garden fertile - all about compost, Pauline Pears. Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry. 48pp.

Householder's Guide to Waste Recycling - A Directory for Dublin, Frank Burke & Anne Marie Richardson, 1985. 77pp.

Muck and Magic, Jo Readman 1995. Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry. 48pp.

Soil Care and Management, Jo Readman 1991. Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry. 48pp.

Starting Gardening, Sue Johnson and Cheryl Evans 1996. Usborne publishing ltd., London. 32pp.

The Community Composting Pack, Pauline Pears & Sandra Bywater, 1997. Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry. 29pp.

The Small Ecological Garden, Sue Strickland 1996. Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry. 48pp.

Wildflower Gardening, John Stevens 1994. Dorling Kindersley, London. 192pp.

HDRA 'Step by Step Organic Gardening' leaflets:
Alternatives To Peat
Composting
Making Worm Compost
Mulching
Gardening With Green Manures
Available from the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Henry Doubleday Research Association, National Centre for Organic Gardening, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3LG, United Kingdom. Tel. 0203 303517. e-mail: by clicking here. Or visit their web site by clicking here - http://www.hdra.org.uk/

IPCC leaflets:
1. Gardening for Wildlife
2. Gardening Without Peat
3. How to Make Leafmould and Compost
4. How to Make a Worm Bin
Available from The Irish Peatland Conservation Council, 119 Capel Street, Dublin 1.

ENFO leaflets:
1. Irish Peatlands
2. Household Composting
Available from ENFO, 17 nAndrew Street, Dublin 2.

Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland Factsheets series:
1. Gardening Without Peat
2. Composting

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