The Compost Coach by Kate Flood

The Compost Coach is Kate Flood's guide to making good compost wherever you live, from an apartment balcony to a block of acreage. Flood is an Australian composting educator based on the south coast of New South Wales, and she runs workshops on turning household scraps into what she calls garden gold.

The book covers the soil science in plain language, then walks through the main ways to compost: hot compost, worm farms, bokashi, leaf litter, even composting with chickens. It is aimed squarely at the home composter, including people with no garden at all, and it is full-colour with how-to photos and illustrations throughout.

A practical, friendly guide to composting and sustainable gardening in Australian conditions.

'Kate's approach is as honest as it is loving. Every practical, relatable page will inspire you to get down and dirty with compost.' Costa Georgiadis, Gardening Australia