by Christopher Forrest McDowell, PhD & Tricia Clark-McDowell
Cortesia Press, 1998 (7th edition 2012)
Trade Paper, 32pp, full color
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10: 0-942064-74-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-942064-74-2
Price: $6.95 (includes $2.00 for shipping)
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A simple, commonsense guide that teaches ordinary householders to turn waste into soil as rich as gold.
Suevo Brooks, author
The Art of Good Living
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