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Horse and Livestock Owners

• Persistent Herbicide Information for Vermont Horse and Livestock Owners

• Horse Owners Guide to Composting – Otter Creek NRCS, 2002

Persistent Herbicides and Compost

• US Composting Council Position on Persistent Herbicides

• UVM Extension: Using Compost in the Garden – It is still a good idea!

• CSWD Compost & Persistent Herbicides Fact Sheet

Compost End Use/Utilization

Using Composts to Improve Turf Performance

Regulatory Issues

• State of Vermont Universal Recycling Page (Act 148)

• Overview of Stormwater Permitting Requirements Related to Composting Facilities VT – DEC Stormwater Management Program,  May 2008

• Erosion Control Compost Use, Demonstration Project on Vermont Route 15

• Accepted Agricultural Practice Regulations

Composting and Economic Development

•  Composting Supports Jobs and Healthy Watersheds, Say Institue for Local Self-Reliance Reports

•  CAV Market Development Study, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

• Compost Quality Standards and Guidelines, William F. Brinton, Ph.D., Woods End Research Laboratory, December 2000

• The Compost White Paper, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, October 2003

• EPA Decision-maker’s Guide to Solid Waste Management, Composting

• Environmental Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

• Realizing the Value of Organic Waste, WRAP Organics Market Situation Report,  April 2008

• Comparison of Compost Standards within the EU, North American and Australasia, WRAP, June 2002

Invasive Earth Worms: Not all worms are beneficial! Learn more about real concerns nationwide about “invasive species” of earth worms.

• Invasive Earthworms in Vermont

• Great Lakes Worm Watch

• Brochure: The ABC’s of Composting with Earth Worms Safely, Great Lakes Worm Watch