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<p>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?</p> <p>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 gardening bug, like Ellen, who wears worm earrings and belts out the "Compost Rap" to unsuspecting participants in her vermicomposting class. Or Laurel, worm bin mural artist, West Coast Wes the Scarecrow, Scissor-happy Sally, and Mike their fearless leader, prone to tai-chi fits . . .</p> <p><i>The Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator</i> began in 1996 as a series of entries on the website of City Farmer, Vancouver's nonprofit urban agriculture group that has been thriving for twenty-five 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-such as:</p> <p>the essentials of composting</p> <p>alternatives to pesticides</p> <p>organic and edible landscapes</p> <p>garden tours and com

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Author

Gillard, Spring

Publisher

Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865714922

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, Crafts & Hobbies, Fiction

Rating

3.04 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14