Shallow-Pit Garden Composting Sr. and members of the U

and members of the U

it’s a book to treasure

behind‑the‑scenes views of culinary spaces around the world—from professional restaurant kitchens to home workspaces and outdoor gardens

It’s against this backdrop that my story takes place

Shallow-Pit Garden Composting Sr. and members of the UMany gardeners give up making backyard compost in frustrationthe compost pile smells, it requires too much work to turn the heap, and the process requires too many ingredients and too much attention. Gardeners who have used compost barrels or kits know that their experience ends in one way: a smelly barrel that, after months of care, produces only a tiny amount of compost. What to do? Return to the way that compost has been made for centuriesin