This web site and tutorial was created under the
auspices of Sarasota County Government Environmental Services Business Center Solid Waste
Division, Resource Conservation Section, with innovative recycling grant funds provided by
the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection. Content for this site was provided by Resource Management Group, Inc., with web design by R.W. Beck, Inc.
The Composting Tutorial is based on the Master
Composter Handbook developed by Hillsborough Cooperative Extension Service through a
grant from the Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department.
We would like to recognize Sydney Park Brown, Extension Agent, and Polly Ryan,
Solid Waste Program Assistant, Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension Service for their
tremendous effort in creating the Handbook.
Several people and organizations contributed to the
development of this project. We would like to acknowledge their contribution of time,
energy, ideas, and support:
Michael Holsinger, County Extension Director, and Mark Shelby, Urban Horticulture Extension
Agent, Sarasota County Cooperative Extension Service; Sydney Park Brown, Extension Agent, and Polly Ryan,
Solid Waste Program Assistant.
Sarasota County Cooperative Extension Service; Hillsborough
County Cooperative Extension Service.
We also express appreciation to the following
individuals, organizations and municipalities for contributing information toward the
content of this site:
University of
Florida/IFAS-Environmental Horticulture Department
Dr. George Fitzpatrick,
Dr. Ed Gilman,
Dr. Robert J. Black,
Dr. Gary W. Knox,
Dr. Joan Bradshaw
Family
and Consumer Sciences Department
Marie S. Hammer
Entomology and Nematology Department
Dr. Robert A. Dunn
Agricultural and
Biological Engineering Department
Dr. Roger A. Norstedt
Soil and Water Science Department
Dr. Jerry Kidder
Horticultural
Sciences Department
Jim Stephens,
Dr. Steve Kostewicz
Alachua County Cooperative Extension Service
University of
Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
Alabama Cooperative
Extension Service
Washington Cooperative
Extension Service
Washington Department of Ecology, King County, WA
Washington Division of Solid Waste Management
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Service/ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Chris Snow, Principal Planner AICP, Hillsborough
County
The
Seattle Tilth Association
Seattle Engineering Department's Solid Waste Utility
The
Southwest Florida Water Management District
The Florida Organics Recyclers Association
Clemson University
Auburn
University
NRAES Northeast Regional
Agricultural Engineering Service
Greyhound
Manor
Texas A&M University Horticulture Program |